Meaning

2 senses
  1. (rare)To fix an upper onto a shoe.

  2. (nonstandard)To raise.

Examples

134 sentences
  1. My upper right wisdom tooth hurts.

    Мій верхній правий зуб мудрості болить. — Ahha

    ruУ меня болит верхний правый зуб мудрости. — marafon

    deMein rechter oberer Weisheitszahn tut weh. — xtofu80

  2. He belongs to the upper class.

    ruОн принадлежит к высшему классу. — sharptoothed

    deEr gehört zur Oberschicht. — Wolf

  3. Tom has no upper body strength.

  4. This is considered an upper-middle-class neighborhood.

  5. The people living here belong to the upper class.

    ruЛюди, живущие здесь, принадлежат к высшему обществу. — marafon

    deDie Leute, die hier leben, gehören zur Oberklasse. — samueldora

Origin

Inherited from Middle English upper. By surface analysis, up + -er.

Inherited from Middle English upper. By surface analysis, up + -er.

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Forms

uppers, uppering, uppered, uppered
Base formupper · to upper
3rd person singularuppers
Present participleuppering
Past simpleuppered
Past participleuppered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyupper
he, she, ituppers

Past simpleLesson

all personsuppered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave uppered
he, she, ithas uppered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill upper

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
upper — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto