uphill
uphill · further uphill · furthest uphill
в гору, наверх, с трудом
bergauf, bergan
Up a slope, towards higher groundUp a slope, towards higher ground.
/ʌpˈhɪl/
» Tom is facing an uphill battle.
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2 sensesUp a slope, towards higher ground.
bergauf, bergan
в го́руv góru, наве́рхnavérx
(broadly)With difficulty.
с трудо́мs trudóm
More definitions
- upward on a hill or incline
- against difficulties
Examples
31 sentencesTom is facing an uphill battle.
It's usually faster to walk downhill than uphill.
deBergab geht gewöhnlich schneller als bergauf. — Waldelfe
Tom's facing an uphill battle.
Sami's attorney faced an uphill battle.
I don't want to go uphill.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
up a slope, towards higher ground:
(by extension) with difficulty:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
up a slope, towards higher ground:
Origin
From up + hill.From up + hill.
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Forms
further uphill/farther uphill, furthest uphill/farthest uphill| Comparative | further uphill / farther uphill Lesson |
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| Superlative | furthest uphill / farthest uphill |
irregular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form