What does “up” mean?
- 1
adverbtoward a higher place or position
She looked up at the sky.
- 2
adverbto a higher level or amount
Prices have gone up again.
- 3
adverbout of bed, or awake
Are you up yet?
Up at a glance
- Part of speech
- adverb
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ʌp/ · UP
How to use “up” correctly
“Up” is in many phrasal verbs: “give up” (stop), “look up” (search), “make up” (invent). “It’s up to you” means “you decide”.
Common phrases with “up”
- get up
- go up
- what’s up
- up to you
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
“up” is on these word lists
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