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A1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ʌp/ UK /ʌp/ See IPA manual

Freq #47

Meanings

1

adv
Toward or in a higher position.

Look up at the stars!
2

adv
To a higher level or amount.

The DJ turned up the volume.
3

adj
Rising or increasing.

Sales are up this month.
4

verb
To raise or increase something.

The shop has upped its prices again.

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Synonyms

1 adv · toward or in a higher... upwards

3 adj · rising or increasing. improving

Opposites

down

Word family

Forms uppeduppingups

Derived forms backupbottom-upclean-upclose-updouble-upfollow-uplift-uplink-uplinkuplookup mark-upone-up

Related forms lookupupholland

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pick up the phone
to lift the receiver or accept a call

Verb + noun
set up a system
to establish a system so it is ready to use

Verb + noun
take up space
occupy a significant amount of physical area

Verb + noun
use up
To consume or exhaust a supply of something completely

Verb + preposition/particle
clean up a mess
To restore order or cleanliness after disorder has occurred

Verb + noun
hang up the phone
to end a phone call

Verb + noun

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drive someone up the wall
to make someone feel extremely annoyed or frustrated
get up to speed
to become informed or current on a topic, project, or situation
keep your chin up
To stay cheerful and brave during a difficult time.
kiss and make up
to reconcile and become friendly again after an argument
live it up
to celebrate or indulge freely, usually by spending more than usual
make up one's mind
to reach a decision, especially for oneself rather than following others

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High Up the Hill
High up the hill he heaved a huge hoe.

Let each /h/ begin with an easy breath. Keep heaved and huge separate, and use your usual pronunciation of huge.

Etymology

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”).

up Middle English upp Old English *upp Proto-Germanic

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# up

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** adv, adj, verb
**IPA (US):** /ʌp/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌp/
**Frequency rank:** 47

## Meanings
1. Toward or in a higher position.
2. To a higher level or amount.
3. Rising or increasing.
4. To raise or increase something.

## Examples
- Look up at the stars!
- The DJ turned up the volume.
- Sales are up this month.
- The shop has upped its prices again.

## Antonyms
- down

## Derived Forms
- backup
- bottom-up
- clean-up
- close-up
- double-up
- follow-up
- lift-up
- link-up
- linkup
- lookup
- mark-up
- one-up

## Related Forms
- lookup
- upholland

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: up
- Root: upp
- Root: *upp

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
Up is 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”). The historical chain runs through Middle English up, Old English upp, Proto-West Germanic *upp, Proto-Germanic *upp. Derived formations include backup, bottom-up, clean-up, close-up, double-up, follow-up, lift-up, link-up.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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