Word Games Pro Dictionary
up
Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
Quick reference
Word Facts
How it sounds
Pronunciation
Listen
Audio Pronunciation
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
“The anchor is up”
adjective
Out of bed
“Are they astir yet?”
adjective
Getting higher or more vigorous
“It's an up market”
adjective
Extending or moving toward a higher place
“The up staircase”
adjective
(usually followed by ‘on’ or ‘for’) in readiness
“He was up on his homework”
adjective
Open
“The windows are up”
adjective
(used of computers) operating properly
“How soon will the computers be up?”
adjective
Used up
“Time is up”
adverb
Spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
“Look up!”
adverb
To a higher intensity
“He turned up the volume”
adverb
Nearer to the speaker
“He walked up and grabbed my lapels”
adverb
To a more central or a more northerly place
“Was transferred up to headquarters”
adverb
To a later time
“They moved the meeting date up”
verb
Raise
“Up the ante”
In context
Example Sentences
The anchor is up
The sun is up
He lay face up
He is up by a pawn
The market is up
The corn is up
Are they astir yet?
Up by seven each morning
It's an up market
An improving economy
The up staircase
A general upward movement of fish
He was up on his homework
Had to be up for the game
The windows are up
How soon will the computers be up?
Time is up
Look up!
The music surged up
The fragments flew upwards
Prices soared upwards
Upwardly mobile
He turned up the volume
He walked up and grabbed my lapels
Was transferred up to headquarters
Up to Canada for a vacation
They moved the meeting date up
From childhood upward
Up the ante
Similar words
Synonyms
Opposite words
Antonyms
Check yourself
Practise This Word
Three quick questions on this word. Nothing is recorded — practise it as often as you like.