I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).
1.1. up (in upward direction):
1.2. up (upstairs):
2.1. up (of position):
2.3. up (raised, pointing upward):
2.4. up (removed):
3.1. up (upright):
3.2. up (out of bed):
4.1. up (of numbers, volume, intensity):
4.2. up (in league, table, hierarchy):
5.1. up (in or toward north):
5.2. up (at or to another place):
5.3. up (in or toward major center) esp Brit :
5.4. up (at or to university) esp Brit :
6.1. up (in position, erected):
7. up (going on) inf:
8. up (finished):
9.1. up SPORTS (ahead in competition):
10. up (under consideration):
12.2. up (confronted by):
13.1. up (vertically):
14. up:
15. up:
17.1. up (as far as):
17.2. up (as many as, as much as):
17.3. up (equal to):
17.4. up (capable of):
17.5. up (depending on):
Phrases:
II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP
1.1. up (in upward direction):
1.2. up (at higher level):
1.3. up (on scale):
2.1. up (along):
2.2. up (further along):
III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ
IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf
V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr
VI.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] N
- vicisitudes fpl