Meaning

4 senses
  1. Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level.

    I’ll take my shoes and put them away the next time I go upstairs.

    I hate the people who live upstairs, and I especially hate their piano.

    treppauf, oben, nach oben

    наверху́naverxú, вверху́vverxú, на ве́рхнем этаже́na vérxnem etažé

    нагорі́nahorí, наверху́naverxú, наго́ру наве́рхnahóru

    on a floor above

  2. (informal)In the brain or mind.

    After Joe did a hula dance on the kitchen table, his friends wondered if he didn’t have a lot going on upstairs.

    with respect to the mind

  3. (informal)In heaven, especially with regard to where a deity might be found.

  4. In or to a higher matrix clause, as opposed to a lower embedded clause.

Examples

711 sentences
  1. I want you to go upstairs.

    Я хочу, щоб ти пішов нагору.

    ruЯ хочу, чтобы ты поднялся наверх.

    deIch will, dass du nach oben gehst.

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  2. I had to carry Tom upstairs.

    Я був змушений нести Тома вгору по сходах.

    ruМне пришлось нести Тома наверх на руках.

    deIch mußte Tom nach oben tragen.

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  3. Tom went upstairs to his bedroom.

    Том пішов нагору до своєї спальні.

    deTom ging hinauf in sein Schlafzimmer.

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  4. It seems that the burglar broke in through an upstairs window.

    Здається, грабіжник прокрався всередину через вікно нагорі.

    ruКажется, грабитель пробрался внутрь через окно наверху.

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  5. Tom went upstairs with Mary and sat by her bed until she fell asleep.

    Том пішов нагору разом із Мері та сидів біля її ліжка, поки вона не заснула.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level:
Русский
By meaning 1
up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level:

Forms

further upstairs/farther upstairs, furthest upstairs/farthest upstairs

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • go upstairs
  • is upstairs in
  • went upstairs to
  • upstairs in his
  • went back upstairs
  • suitcase upstairs
  • upstairs in bed
  • upstairs crying in
  • are asleep upstairs
  • was upstairs asleep
  • go upstairs and
  • back upstairs

See also

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