upright
In or into an upright positionIn or into an upright position.
» An empty bag can't stand upright.
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2 sensesIn or into an upright position.
I was standing upright, waiting for my orders.
вертика́льноvertikálʹno, пря́моprjámo, стоймяstojmja
On one's feet (as opposed to in a wheelchair).
Amputee hockey is played upright.
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
2 languagesBy meaning 1
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 |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form