upright
Vertical; erectVertical; erect.
» An empty bag can't stand upright.
Meaning
6 sensesVertical; erect.
aufrecht
вертикальныйvertikalʹnyj, прямо́йprjamój, отве́сныйotvésnyj
вертика́льнийvertykálʹnyj, вертика́льнаvertykálʹna
in a vertical position; not sloping
In its proper orientation; not overturned.
My brother didn't get angry when his son knocked over the lamp; he simply called the boy over and helped him set it upright again.
Greater in height than breadth.
hochkant
(figuratively)Of good morals; reliable and trustworthy; practicing ethical values.
aufrecht
че́стныйčéstnyj
Having a head at approximately a right angle with the shaft.
Characterized by a style of running with the head and shoulders held high.
He's an upright runner.
Examples
35 sentencesAn empty bag can't stand upright.
He stood in an upright position.
Contrarians are often very upright people.
deQuerdenker sind meistens sehr aufrechte Menschen. — MUIRIEL
The soul of commerce is upright dealing.
A man should be upright, not kept upright.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English upright, uppryght, upriht, from Old English upriht (“upright; erect”),From Middle English upright, uppryght, upriht, from Old English upriht (“upright; erect”), from Proto-Germanic *upprehtaz, equivalent to up- + right. Cognate with Saterland Frisian apgjucht (“upright”), West Frisian oprjocht (“upright”), Dutch oprecht (“upright”), German Low German uprecht (“upright”), German aufrecht (“upright”), Swedish upprätt (“upright”), Icelandic uppréttur (“upright”).
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Forms
more upright, most upright| Comparative | more upright Lesson |
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| Superlative | most upright Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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