Meaning of "up" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD UP

Old English upp; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse up, Old High German ūf, Gothic iup.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF UP

up  [ʌp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UP

Up is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adjective, an adverb and a preposition.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb up in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

The preposition is an invariable grammatical category, that has no meaning itself and which serves to link or relate terms.

WHAT DOES UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Up

Up is the Z-axis relative direction opposed to down. Up or UP may also refer to...

Definition of up in the English dictionary

The first definition of up in the dictionary is indicating movement from a lower to a higher position. Other definition of up is at a higher or further level or position in or on. Up is also to an upward, higher, or erect position, esp indicating readiness for an activity.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UP

PRESENT

Present

I up

you up

he/she/it ups

we up

you up

they up

Present continuous

I am uping

you are uping

he/she/it is uping

we are uping

you are uping

they are uping

Present perfect

I have uped

you have uped

he/she/it has uped

we have uped

you have uped

they have uped

Present perfect continuous

I have been uping

you have been uping

he/she/it has been uping

we have been uping

you have been uping

they have been uping

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 uped

you uped

he/she/it uped

we uped

you uped

they uped

Past continuous

I was uping

you were uping

he/she/it was uping

we were uping

you were uping

they were uping

Past perfect

I had uped

you had uped

he/she/it had uped

we had uped

you had uped

they had uped

Past perfect continuous

I had been uping

you had been uping

he/she/it had been uping

we had been uping

you had been uping

they had been uping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will up

you will up

he/she/it will up

we will up

you will up

they will up

Future continuous

I will be uping

you will be uping

he/she/it will be uping

we will be uping

you will be uping

they will be uping

Future perfect

I will have uped

you will have uped

he/she/it will have uped

we will have uped

you will have uped

they will have uped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been uping

you will have been uping

he/she/it will have been uping

we will have been uping

you will have been uping

they will have been uping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would up

you would up

he/she/it would up

we would up

you would up

they would up

Conditional continuous

I would be uping

you would be uping

he/she/it would be uping

we would be uping

you would be uping

they would be uping

Conditional perfect

I would have up

you would have up

he/she/it would have up

we would have up

you would have up

they would have up

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been uping

you would have been uping

he/she/it would have been uping

we would have been uping

you would have been uping

they would have been uping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you up
we let´s up
you up

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to up

Past participle

uped

Present Participle

uping

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.

TRANSLATION OF UP

Find out the translation of up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of 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 «up» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 向上
• Translator English - Spanish: arriba
• English: up
• Translator English - Hindi: ऊपर
• Translator English - Arabic: فَوْق
• Translator English - Russian: вверх
• Translator English - Portuguese: para cima
• Translator English - Bengali: আপ
• Translator English - French: en haut
• Translator English - Malay: Up
• Translator English - German: nach oben
• Translator English - Japanese: 上へ
• Translator English - Korean: 위로
• Translator English - Javanese: Munggah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ở trên
• Translator English - Tamil: வரை
• Translator English - Marathi: अप
• Translator English - Turkish: yukarı
• Translator English - Italian: su
• Translator English - Polish: w górze
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вгору
• Translator English - Romanian: sus
• Translator English - Greek: πάνω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: up
• Translator English - Swedish: upp
• Translator English - Norwegian: (opp)over

10 QUOTES WITH «UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word up.

1

Rene Auberjonois

My daughter is here in town doing a play, and her dog is staying with us. We live up in the hills, so he has access to thousands of acres of wilderness.

2

Roberto Azevedo

We cannot look backwards. What we have to do is raise our heads, look forward, roll up our sleeves and work.

3

Scott Bakula

I've always been a big fan of time travel, and I'm very into the notion that some day we'll be able to do it. Beam me up!

4

David Alan Basche

Stop running around, stop trying to return every email in your inbox immediately, stop cramming too much stuff into too few hours in the day. Sit down, shut up, and most importantly, be glad.

5

Maeve Binchy

If you woke up each morning, and immediately dwelt on your ills, what sort of a day could you look forward to?

6

David Blaine

Basically, I was a kid growing up with a single mother in Brooklyn.

7

Caprice Bourret

Nothing is better than waking up in the morning and being excited to go into work.

8

Lorraine Bracco

You know, growing up, I lived in a neighborhood in Long Island where there was basically one black family. And I remember hearing all the parents and the kids in the neighborhood say racist things about this family.

9

Morgan Brittany

I played a real nasty little girl but most of the roles I had up until then were very sweet and very nice.

10

Jeffrey Brown

Just about everything put out by Top Shelf and Drawn & Quarterly and Fantagraphics is what I keep up with. And once in a while, I'll read the more mainstream comics - I like Grant Morrison's writing and some of Warren Ellis' stuff, although maybe they're more on the fringe of the mainstream.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UP»

Discover the use of up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design

So what are you waiting for? Grab this book and prepare to Level Up!

Scott Rogers, 2010

Stand-up Comedy in Theory, Or, Abjection in America

A cultural theory of stand-up comedy. "John Limon's book opens up exciting new possibilities in cultural studies.

John Limon, 2000

The Break-up of Britain: Crisis and Neo-nationalism

In this 25th anniversary edition, Tom Nairn reviews the arguments of his classic study and expands his thesis into the new millennium.

Tom Nairn, 2003

Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet

Where Wizards Stay Up Late is the exciting story of the pioneers responsible for creating the most talked about, most influential, and most far-reaching communications breakthrough since the invention of the telephone.

Katie Hafner, Matthew Lyon, 1999

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

Throughout the text, Martin has placed photographs, many never seen before. Born Standing Up is a superb testament to the sheer tenacity, focus, and daring of one of the greatest and most iconoclastic comedians of all time.

Steve Martin, 2007

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from somewhere, she wants to run to somewhere -- to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant.

E.L. Konigsburg, 2010

Up from Eden: A Transpersonal View of Human Evolution

This book chronicles humanity's cultural and psychospiritual evolutionary journey over some six million years from its primal past into its dazzling cosmic future.

Ken Wilber, 1996

USA TODAY Up & Down Words Infinity: 100 Puzzles from The ...

Packaged in a compact 4 x 6 trim size, USA TODAY Up and Down Words Infinity is the perfect puzzle book for the commute or the waiting room. The book fits easily into any size bag or briefcase.

David L. (CRT) Hoyt, USA Today, 2012

Stand Up Paddling: Flatwater to Surf and Rivers

The first and only guide to the country's fastest growing sport. Longtime stand up paddler and instructor Rob Casey has authored the first and only comprehensive guide to stand up paddling.

Rob Casey, 2011

Belly Up

The zoo’s top brass claim the hippo went belly up the natural way, but Teddy and his feisty friend Summer McCraken have other ideas. Could the culprit be FunJungle’s animal-hating head of operations?

Stuart Gibbs, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term up is used in the context of the following news items.

Twitter Revenue Up 61%, but User Growth Lags

Sarah Hindlian, a software and Internet analyst with Brean Capital, said that the company's other recent changes were “playing catch-up, as opposed to really ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Drake Responds to Meek Mill With 'Charged Up' Diss Track

Drake has responded to Meek Mill's accusations that the Toronto rapper employs a ghostwriter with "Charged Up," a new diss track that Drake premiered ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»

The Mixed-Up Brothers of Bogotá

As Laura walked into the grocery store, catching up with Janeth, she was surprised to spot someone she knew. Behind the butcher counter was a colleague from ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

"It Was Kind of Like a Double Life": Meet Ariel, Who Is Growing Up …

Like many young girls, 13-year-old Ariel loved Disney princesses when she was growing up. She even asked her family to call her by a different Disney ... «FRONTLINE, Jun 15»

Ballard 'Up' house may be demolished

Edith Macefield's Ballard home in came to symbolize worries of a shallow new Seattle. In her 80s, Macefield made her last stand surrounded on three sides by a ... «seattlepi.com, Jun 15»

Why Don't the Poor Rise Up?

Why are today's working poor so quiescent? I'm not the only one posing this question. “Why aren't the poor storming the barricades?” asks The Economist. «New York Times, Jun 15»

Blow Up the Tax Code and Start Over

Some of my fellow Republican candidates for the presidency have proposed plans to fix the tax system. These proposals are a step in the right direction, but the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»

'Why Grow Up?' by Susan Neiman

... undertaking, in its genuinely subversive defense of philosophy in an age besotted by data. You don't have to read Kant to be a grown-up, but it couldn't hurt. «New York Times, Jun 15»

Cookies on the BBC website

The European Space Agency (Esa) says its comet lander, Philae, has woken up and contacted Earth. Philae, the first spacecraft to land on a comet, was ... «BBC News, Jun 15»

Why I'm Breaking Up With the Apple Watch

I am breaking up with my Apple Watch. The relationship was, despite all expectations, not what I needed. All the focus on San Francisco and Apple's next big ... «New York Times, Jun 15»