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PRONUNCIATION OF UPRIVER

upriver  [ˈʌpˈrɪvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPRIVER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Upriver can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
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 adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES UPRIVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of upriver in the English dictionary

The definition of upriver in the dictionary is towards or near the source of a river. Other definition of upriver is an area located upstream.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UPRIVER


arriver
əˈraɪvə
deliver
dɪˈlɪvə
deva
ˈdeɪvə
diver
ˈdaɪvə
down-river
ˌdaʊnˈrɪvə
driver
ˈdraɪvə
favour
ˈfeɪvə
flavor
ˈfleɪvə
flavour
ˈfleɪvə
giver
ˈɡɪvə
haver
ˈheɪvə
hiver
ˈhaɪvə
laver
ˈleɪvə
liver
ˈlɪvə
Oliver
ˈɒlɪvə
river
ˈrɪvə
saliva
səˈlaɪvə
saver
ˈseɪvə
survivor
səˈvaɪvə
waiver
ˈweɪvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPRIVER

upright
upright freezer
upright piano
upright vacuum cleaner
uprighteously
uprightly
uprightness
uprisal
uprise
uprisen
upriser
uprising
uproar
uproarious
uproariously
uproariousness
uproll
uproot
uprootal
uprooted

WORDS THAT END LIKE UPRIVER

ambulance driver
coach driver
drunk driver
head of the river
hit-and-run driver
learner driver
owner-driver
pile-driver
race car driver
racing driver
rally driver
receiver
shriver
slave driver
slave-driver
Sunday driver
taxi driver
the river
tractor driver
truck driver
woman driver

Synonyms and antonyms of upriver in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «upriver» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UPRIVER

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

Translator English - Chinese

上游
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

río arriba
570 millions of speakers

English

upriver
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

upriver
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عكس مجرى النهر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вверх по реке
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rio acima
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

upriver
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en amont
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Upriver
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

flussaufwärts
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

上流地域
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상류
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Upriver
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thượng nguồn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

upriver
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उंचावर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

suyun kaynağına doğru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a monte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w górę rzeki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вгору по річці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în amonte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

upriver
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stroomop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppströms
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spekulasjonen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of upriver

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPRIVER»

The term «upriver» is regularly used and occupies the 91.026 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UPRIVER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPRIVER»

Discover the use of upriver in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to upriver and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem
An extensive dictionary (almost 1800 pages) of the Upriver dialects of Halkomelem, an Amerindian language of B.C.,giving information from almost 80 speakers gathered by the author over a period of 40 years.
Brent Douglas Galloway, 2009
2
Upriver
Upriver picks up on the story where Kremers’s previous book, Place of the Pretend People, left off, further exploring what it means to truly love a place and how it feels to return, like a salmon swimming upriver.
Carolyn Kremers, 2013
3
Meanwhile, Upriver
Resonating With The Sights And Sounds Of An Ancient Place In The Heart Of Modern India, This Remarkable Debut Novel Tells A Story That Is At Once Poignant And Captivating.
Chatura Rao, 2008
4
An Upriver Passamaquoddy
Drawing on his memories and an oral tradition, Allen Sockabasin returns to his Passamaquoddy village of Mud-doc-mig-goog, or Peter Dana Point, near Princeton, Maine.
Allen J. Sockabasin, 2007
5
Short journey upriver toward Ōishida
In Roo Borson’s new watershed collection, it is as though language were being taught to increase its powers of concentration, to hearken simultaneously to the fully impinged-upon senses, the reflecting mind with its griefs and yearnings, ...
Roo Borson, 2004
6
Inside Austronesian Houses: Perspectives on Domestic Designs ...
Consequently, the two ends of a longhouse are normally distinguished as the ' upriver' (ulu) and 'downriver' (ili') ends. 12 This orientation, as well as the presence of a centralizing 'source', is basic and is evoked constantly in everyday speech.
James J. Fox, 2006
7
Penan histories: contentious narratives in upriver Sarawak
Penan histories shows how this dispute was centred on the construction of different actors as the subjects of the protests - Should the protests be written off as the work of meddling environmentalists?
Tim Bending, 2006
8
The Danube: A Journey Upriver from the Black Sea to the ...
For readers who anticipate their own journeys on the Danube, as well as those who only dream of seeing the great river, this book will be a unique and treasured guide.
Nick Thorpe, 2014
9
Upriver and Downstream: The Best Fly-Fishing and Angling ...
A compilation of essays from the popular "Outdoors" column from The New York Times features contributions from Nick Lyons, Peter Kaminsky, Ernest Schweibert, Patricia Leigh Brown, Robert H. Boyle, and Thomas McGuane that reflect on the ...
Stephen Sautner, 2010
10
Swimming Upriver: Coming of Age in Appalachia
Although the details show a region evolving from backwoods isolation into tentative participation in the Great Society, the real story illustrates how personality characteristics found in one generation influence the moral development of ...
Judy Harwood, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPRIVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term upriver is used in the context of the following news items.
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5-day upriver air-cushion cruise stops at Fairbanks Park, then on to …
Tribune-Star/Joseph C. Garza The journey continues: Wabash River 500 Hover for Hunger participants Owen Ellis and Dave Reyburn make their way upriver ... «Terre Haute Tribune Star, Jul 15»
2
Upriver Kuskokwim residents can fish 24-7 for subsistence
Most king salmon have moved upriver past the main population area of Bethel and surrounding villages. The bulk already are past McGrath too, group member ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
3
Rescued woman tried to swim upriver to daughter's house
She claimed she was trying to "swim to her daughter's house in the 2300 block of Euclid Avenue," which is about six miles upriver, the complaint reads. But she ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jun 15»
4
Wildfire Threatens Nulato; Village Evacuates Upriver
Volunteers are taking boats from Galena, about 40 miles upriver, to move people out of the village. Galena-based missionary Jon Casey is in Nulato helping out ... «Alaska Public Radio Network, Jun 15»
5
How To Travel Up River
My bow paddler Marty and I cut some poles and tried poling upriver. We got nowhere with this. The thick rough, and clunky poles were too buoyant and not long ... «CANOE & KAYAK, Jun 15»
6
Updated: Tulane baseball lands 'upriver' in Baton Rouge NCAA …
Tulane baseball will make its first appearance since 2008 in an NCAA Regional as the brackets were announced Monday. The Green Wave will travel to Baton ... «NOLA.com, May 15»
7
Developers envision 'The Trade District' upriver from Morial …
The Convention Center's planned strategy is to spend as much as $175 million improving its existing buildings and extending its infrastructure upriver in hopes ... «NOLA.com, May 15»
8
TRAVEL MYANMAR: Travel upriver in Myanmar, 'land that time forgot'
The remarkable multi-terraced Myatheindan Pagoda, known as the Taj Mahal of Myanmar, was built to honor a monarch's late wife and is believed to contain a ... «Washington Times, Apr 15»
9
Container-terminal loss at Port of Portland felt deeply upriver
Cargo ships sit in the Columbia River off the coast of Astoria September 1, 2014. A fully loaded Hanjin freighter passed underneath the Astoria-Megler Bridge. «OregonLive.com, Apr 15»
10
Minneapolis plans significant upriver park purchase
Minneapolis plans significant upriver park purchase. Lowry Avenue deal is biggest purchase on West Bank of the upper Mississippi for development. By Steve ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Upriver [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/upriver>. May 2024 ».
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