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up Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Out of bed, standing, or fully awake and active.
"Are the children already up and dressed for school?"
Functioning properly and accessible (especially of a computer system or network).
"The main database server is finally back up after two hours of scheduled maintenance."
At an end or expired (especially of an allotted period of time).
"Time is up, so please put your pencils down and close your exam booklets."
Directed or moving toward a higher place or position.
"Please take the up escalator to reach the main lobby on the second floor."
In a cheerful, optimistic, or excited mood.
"Everyone in the office felt very up after hearing the positive quarterly results."
• adverb
To a higher value, amount, degree, or intensity.
"Could you please turn the volume up a little bit so everyone can hear?"
Completely, thoroughly, or to a conclusion.
"We need to use up the remaining fresh milk before it spoils."
Toward or in a higher place, position, or level.
"The hikers looked up at the snow-covered mountain peak."
Into an upright, vertical, or standing posture.
"The audience stood up to applaud the orchestra at the end of the symphony."
Closer to a person, place, or target that is being approached.
"A curious squirrel walked right up to our park bench looking for acorns."
• preposition
From a lower to a higher point on or along something.
"The nimble cat climbed quickly up the trunk of the oak tree."
Along or further along the course of a road, street, or river, especially toward its source or a more central point.
"They took a leisurely boat trip up the river to visit the historic village."
• noun
A period of good fortune, prosperity, or positive mood.
"Every long-term business venture experiences its share of ups and downs."
An upward movement, slope, or trend.
"Consumer confidence has been on the up for the third consecutive quarter."
• verb
To increase or raise the level, amount, or rate of something.
"The prospective buyer upped their offer by ten thousand dollars to secure the house."
To do something suddenly or unexpectedly (usually followed by another verb).
"After ten years at the company, he suddenly upped and moved to the countryside."
• interjection
Used as a command to urge someone or something to rise, stand, or move upward.
"Up, everyone! We have an early train to catch this morning."
• Rhymes for up
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English 'up' or 'upp', meaning 'toward a higher place', tracing back to the Proto-Germanic root '*upp-' and ultimately the Proto-Indo-European root '*upo' (meaning 'under' or 'up from under').