adv 1. in or to a high place ○ Put your hands up above your head. ○ What’s the cat doing up there on the cupboard? (NOTE: up is often used after verbəː to keep up, to turn up.) 2. to a higher position ○ His temperature went up suddenly. ○ The price of petrol seems to go up every week. 3. not in bed ○ The children were still up when they should have been in bed. ○ They stayed up all night watching films on TV. ○ He got up at six because he had an early train to catch. ○ It’s past eight o’clock – you should be up by now. 4. towards the north ○ I’ll be going up to Scotland next week. 5. in London ○ Give me a call next time you’re up in town. ○ I’m up in London next week for a meeting. 6. completely, entirely ○ The puddles dried up quickly in the sun. 7. □ the road is up the road is being repaired 8. happening in an unpleasant or dangerous way ○ Something’s up – the engine has stopped! □ what’s up? what’s the matter? □ what’s up with him? what is the matter with him? ○ What’s up with the cat? – It won’t eat anything. ■ prep 1. in or to a high place ○ They ran up the stairs. ○ She doesn’t like going up ladders. 2. along ○ Go up the street to the traffic lights and then turn right. ○ The house is about two hundred metres up the road. ■ verb 1. to raise prices etc. ○ They upped their offer to £1000. 2. to stand up, to get up ○ She upped and left him when she heard he had been seen with her best friend. (NOTE: upping – upped) ■ noun □ the ups and downs of life in the army the good and bad times in army life
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