upright
To set upright or stand back upTo set upright or stand back up (something that has fallen).
» An empty bag can't stand upright.
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1 sensesTo set upright or stand back up (something that has fallen).
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.
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
uprights, uprighting, uprighted, uprightedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle