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- DictionaryUp/əp/
adverb
- 1. toward a higher place or position: "he jumped up"
- 2. at or to a higher level of intensity, volume, or activity: "she turned the volume up"
preposition
- 1. from a lower to a higher point on (something); upward along: "she climbed up a flight of steps"
adjective
- 1. directed or moving toward a higher place or position: "the up escalator"
- 2. at an end: "his contract was up in three weeks"
noun
- 1. a period of good fortune or positive mood: informal "you can't have ups all the time in football"
verb
- 1. do something abruptly or boldly: informal "she upped and left him"
- 2. cause (a level or amount) to be increased: "capacity will be upped by 70 percent next year"
a (1) : in or into a higher position or level. especially : away from the center of the earth. (2) : from beneath the ground or water to the surface. (3) : from below the horizon. (4) : upstream sense 1.
Up definition: to, toward, or in a more elevated position. See examples of UP used in a sentence.
UP definition: 1. towards a higher position; towards a higher value, number, or level: 2. out of the ground: 3…. Learn more.
If an amount of something goes up, it increases. If an amount of something is up, it has increased and is at a higher level than it was. They recently put my rent up. Tourism is up, jobs are up, individual income is up. Germany's rate has also risen sharply, up from 3 percent to 4.5 percent.
Up is a word that means "from lower to higher," so you can use it when you go up in a hot air balloon, when you look up at the clouds, or when you graduate from high school and move up in the world.
a. In or to a higher position: looking up. b. In a direction opposite to the center of the earth or a comparable gravitational center: up from the lunar surface. 2. In or to an upright position: sat up in bed. 3. a. Above a surface: coming up for air. b. So as to detach or unearth: pulling up weeds. c. Above the horizon: as the sun came up. 4.
UP definition: 1. towards or in a higher place: 2. vertical or as straight as possible: 3. to a greater degree…. Learn more.
