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When you are making a record and if you spend too much time over it, you have to record it a tone lower or cut the tones lower because you can't reach some of the notes, I find this. But when you go on stage, you have to put the key up and it really changes the whole thing.
Ray Davies

Meaning of "key up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KEY UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KEY UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Key up is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb key up in English.

WHAT DOES KEY UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of key up in the English dictionary

The definition of key up in the dictionary is to raise the intensity, excitement, tension, etc, of.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KEY UP

PRESENT

Present
I key up
you key up
he/she/it keys up
we key up
you key up
they key up
Present continuous
I am keying up
you are keying up
he/she/it is keying up
we are keying up
you are keying up
they are keying up
Present perfect
I have keyed up
you have keyed up
he/she/it has keyed up
we have keyed up
you have keyed up
they have keyed up
Present perfect continuous
I have been keying up
you have been keying up
he/she/it has been keying up
we have been keying up
you have been keying up
they have been keying up
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I keyed up
you keyed up
he/she/it keyed up
we keyed up
you keyed up
they keyed up
Past continuous
I was keying up
you were keying up
he/she/it was keying up
we were keying up
you were keying up
they were keying up
Past perfect
I had keyed up
you had keyed up
he/she/it had keyed up
we had keyed up
you had keyed up
they had keyed up
Past perfect continuous
I had been keying up
you had been keying up
he/she/it had been keying up
we had been keying up
you had been keying up
they had been keying up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will key up
you will key up
he/she/it will key up
we will key up
you will key up
they will key up
Future continuous
I will be keying up
you will be keying up
he/she/it will be keying up
we will be keying up
you will be keying up
they will be keying up
Future perfect
I will have keyed up
you will have keyed up
he/she/it will have keyed up
we will have keyed up
you will have keyed up
they will have keyed up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been keying up
you will have been keying up
he/she/it will have been keying up
we will have been keying up
you will have been keying up
they will have been keying up
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would key up
you would key up
he/she/it would key up
we would key up
you would key up
they would key up
Conditional continuous
I would be keying up
you would be keying up
he/she/it would be keying up
we would be keying up
you would be keying up
they would be keying up
Conditional perfect
I would have key up
you would have key up
he/she/it would have key up
we would have key up
you would have key up
they would have key up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been keying up
you would have been keying up
he/she/it would have been keying up
we would have been keying up
you would have been keying up
they would have been keying up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you key up
we let´s key up
you key up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to key up
Past participle
keyed up
Present Participle
keying up
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KEY UP

key card
key drive
key fruit
key grip
key in
key light
key money
key move
key player
key punch
key ring
key signature
key stage
key worker
key-bugle
key-man assurance
key-punch
keyboard
keyboard instrument
keyboard operator

WORDS THAT END LIKE KEY UP

buy up
cosy up
cowboy up
cry up
dry up
go belly up
gussy up
lay up
marry up
pally up
pay up
play up
pony up
shinny up

Synonyms and antonyms of key up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «key up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KEY UP

Find out the translation of key up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of key up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «key up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

主要上行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tecla Arriba
570 millions of speakers

English

key up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रदेश प्रमुख
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وحتى مفتاح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ввести до
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tecla para cima
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কী আপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Touche UP
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kunci ke atas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Taste nach oben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アップキー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크게 키
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tombol munggah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đóng chặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முக்கிய வரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

की अप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Anahtarı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tasto Su
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w górę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ввести до
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tasta Sus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πληκτρολογήσετε μέχρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sleutel tot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

knappa in
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

taste opp
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about key up

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QUOTES WITH «KEY UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word key up.
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Ray Davies
When you are making a record and if you spend too much time over it, you have to record it a tone lower or cut the tones lower because you can't reach some of the notes, I find this. But when you go on stage, you have to put the key up and it really changes the whole thing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KEY UP»

Discover the use of key up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to key up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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PC Mag
menu instead of its client area. A macro generates keystrokes using combinations of the above event types. For example, the “A” keystroke requires two events: Key Down , A Key Up . A As you might expect, the keyboard shifts ( Shift, Ctrl, and ...
2
AppleScript in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference
You can set its key property to either a string (e.g., "p") or a constant like tab key, up arrow key, or Fl key. Its modifiers property is also set to a constant such as control down. So the value of the cycling keystroke property can be set to a record ...
Bruce W. Perry, 2001
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Beginning Flash Game Programming For Dummies
UP)){ monster.speed++; if (monster.speed > 8){ monster.speed = 8; } // end if } // end if function checkKeys(){ //check keyboard to move monster if (Key.isDown( Key.UP)){ monster.speed++; if (monster.speed 8){ monster.speed = > } // end if 8; } ...
Andy Harris, 2011
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Flash CS6: The Missing Manual
eVeNTs aNd TexT eVeNTs When you test the program, as you press keys, string literals (Key Down and Key Up) and numbers appear in the Output panel. Ifyou press the space bar, the keyDownListener sends the “Key Down” string, and then  ...
Chris Grover, 2012
5
AppleScript: The Missing Manual: The Missing Manual
... "+" delay 2 key up "+" --Part 3: delay 5 key down "-" delay 2 key up "-" --Part 4: key up option key up command end tell Here's how the new commands work: • Part 1 holds down the c and Option keys, a prerequisite to zooming in (c- Option- +) ...
Adam Goldstein, 2005
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Back-Up Banjo
BACK-UP IN ANY KEY Up to this point, all of the examples in this book have been written for the key of G. The reason for this is that 75% of the songs played on the banjo are (or can be) played in the key of G, and the back-up patterns which ...
Ciago, Ronnie, Janet Davis, 2011
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Cocoa Programming
This is shown in the following output from the EventMonitor application: Flags Changed: alternate, code 0x003a, number 0 Key Down: "S", unmod "a", code 0x0000, number 18168144 Key Up: "a", unmod "a", code 0x0000, number 18167824 ...
Scott Anguish, Erik M. Buck, Donald A. Yacktman, 2003
8
ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide
isDown(Key.UP)) { trace("The up arrow is being pressed"); } When working with a keycode that is not a letter or a number and is not available as a property of Key —such as those of the function keys (F1, F2, etc.)—it's safest to create a quick ...
Colin Moock, 2003
9
Introducing Character Animation with Blender
It can be deleted; if you delete the Basis, the next shape key up in the list of shapes (probably the first one you added on top of the basis) will drop down to the Basis shape key position, and its slider will disappear. Also, if you delete the shape ...
Tony Mullen, 2011
10
Customer Culture: How FedEx and Other Great Companies Put ...
... associated with the Space key (32). Player Flash 5. Key.TAB. Syntax Key.TAB Arguments None Description This read-only property returns the key code value associated with the Tab key (9). Player Flash 5. Key.UP. Syntax Key.UP Key.
Michael D. Basch, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KEY UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term key up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tide's Shelton, ex-Tiger Barber move into Sunday contention
“Pretty much all week I've hit fairways off the tee, and that's the key up here,” Shelton said. “So to hit two fairways off my first couple tees, it really ... «Montgomery Advertiser, Jul 15»
2
The Case for Zinc and Nickel Stocks to Rebound Soon
The key up there is defining sufficient tonnage around that high-grade mineralization to support a mine. TGR: What is your target and rating on ... «Equities.com, Jul 15»
3
The Previous Question of Peter Kinder
“What they want is an open, honest discussion and to key up the differences. Let's face the facts and let fair arguments carry the day.” Kinder's ... «SEMO Times, Jul 15»
4
UConn Football Insider: Taking A Look At South Florida (Oct. 17)
How will USF beef up its pass rush after losing several key up-front performers from the past two seasons? Do the Bulls have enough physical ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
5
Lake Worth drivers concerned about 6th Avenue south Tri-Rail …
"The conductor has the ability to key up the gates to let traffic pass, and then when it's ready to depart it keys it back down." She says the system ... «WPTV.com, Jul 15»
6
20 years of CPT Palestine in photos
A Palestinian woman holds the key up to the soldier welding her family house's door shut. Without showing evidence, Israeli forces claimed ... «Alternative Information Center, Jul 15»
7
theartsdesk Q&A: Musician Richard Thompson
... but it's nice to have someone else come in and say, “How about making that song just a little shorter or just try putting the key up a bit, it might ... «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
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The next Google Glass is 'Enterprise Edition,' expanded testing later …
The prototypes we've heard about have been under lock and key up to this point, but with FCC approval, it might be about time for Google to ... «9 to 5 Google, Jul 15»
9
Top 10 Potential Bengals Breakout Players 2015: No. 1, Jeremy Hill
Continuity is key up front and the Bengals have that going. The group also seems to be a bit more effective with Hill's one-cut running style than ... «Cincy Jungle, Jul 15»
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Meizu MX5 is official, packing Helio CPU and 3GB RAM
Another change is in the physical key up front, which has been altered slightly to take on a more Samsung-style look. The MX5 is also just ... «Android Authority, Jun 15»

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