Up Very Common

Up has 21 different meanings across 5 categories:

Verb · Adjective · Adverb · Prep · Proper Noun

Definitions

Noun

The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.

Initialism of unqualified prospect.

Verb

raise

"up the ante"

To physically raise or lift.

Adjective

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

"the anchor is up"

"the sun is up"

"he lay face up"

"he is up by a pawn"

"the market is up"

"the corn is up"

out of bed

"are they astir yet?"

"up by seven each morning"

astir up

getting higher or more vigorous

"its an up market"

"an improving economy"

improving up

extending or moving toward a higher place

"the up staircase"

"a general upward movement of fish"

up upward

(usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness

"he was up on his homework"

"had to be up for the game"

open

"the windows are up"

(used of computers) operating properly

"how soon will the computers be up?"

used up

"time is up"

Facing upwards.

Adverb

spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

"look up!"

"the music surged up"

"the fragments flew upwards"

"prices soared upwards"

"upwardly mobile"

up upwards upward upwardly

to a higher intensity

"he turned up the volume"

nearer to the speaker

"he walked up and grabbed my lapels"

to a more central or a more northerly place

"was transferred up to headquarters"

"up to Canada for a vacation"

to a later time

"they moved the meeting date up"

"from childhood upward"

up upwards upward

Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.

Prep

Toward the top of.

Proper Noun

Initialism of Upper Peninsula.

Example Sentences

"up the ante" verb

"the anchor is up" adjective

"the sun is up" adjective

"he lay face up" adjective

"he is up by a pawn" adjective

"the market is up" adjective

"the corn is up" adjective

"are they astir yet?" adjective

"up by seven each morning" adjective

"its an up market" adjective