up

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   Toward or in a higher position.

   Look up at the stars!

2. 2
   adv

   To a higher level or amount.

   The DJ turned up the volume.

3. 3
   adj

   Rising or increasing.

   Sales are up this month.

4. 4
   verb

   To raise or increase something.

   The shop has upped its prices again.

Common collocations

• use up Verb + preposition/particle
• take up singing Verb + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-West Germanic *upp Old English upp Middle English up English up From Middle English up, op, oup, from Old English upp, up, ūp (“up”), from Proto-West Germanic *upp, *ūp, from Proto-Germanic *upp, *eup (“up”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian ap (“up”), West Frisian op (“up”), Dutch op (“up”), German Low German up, op (“up”), German auf (“up”), Danish op (“up”), Swedish upp (“up”), Icelandic upp (“up”), Gothic 𐌹𐌿𐍀 (iup, “up”).

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