up
Pronunciation
[change]Preposition
[change]- Directed or moving upwards.
- The flag is up.
- Toward the top or away from the Earth.
- The balloon went up.
- If a task or result is up to you, it means you are in charge of deciding or doing it.
- The outcome of the game is up to the players.
- It is up to you to choose the restaurant for dinner .
- If you are up to something, you are doing or planning it.
- What are you up to this evening?
- We had better make sure he's not up to something stupid again.
- She's always up to some kind of trouble.
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[change]Adjective
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- Positive.
- It was an up day.
- (not before a noun) Cheerful, optimistic.
- Synonyms: cheerful, optimistic, positive and lighthearted
- He is feeling up.
- (not before a noun) Happening, occurring.
- Synonyms: happening, occurring, passing, in transition and new
- What’s up?
- They act like something is up.
- (not before a noun) Wrong.
- Synonyms: wrong, problematic and troubling
- Something is up with him.
- (not before a noun) Finished.
- Synonyms: finished, over, done and discovered
- It is all up with them.
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[change]Noun
[change]- State of being up, often with down.
- Synonyms: high point, high, peak and crest
- Life has its ups and downs.
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[change]Verb
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Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- Increase, increment.
- We upped the dosage.
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