Up
Definition of up:
part of speech: adjective
Leading to a higher place; finished; as, the time is up.
part of speech: adjective
From a lower to a higher place; on or along.
part of speech: adverb
Toward a higher place: a loft: on high: from a lower to a higher position, as out of bed, above the horizon, etc.: in a higher position: in a condition of elevation, advance, excitement, etc.: as far as: completely. from a lower to a higher place on or along. - Used substantively, as in the ups and downs of life.
part of speech: adjective
Aloft; on high; to a higher position; in a high or higher position; as far as; completely.
part of speech: adverb
Higher in motion, direction, or position: into being or action; as, to start up an argument; into notice; completely or to a finished state; as, to bring up a child; not behind or worse than: with to or with; as, to keep up with the times; away or in safety.
part of speech: preposition
To a higher place on; as, toward the source of; as, up the river.
part of speech: noun
Fortunate occurrences: used only in the expression ups and downs.
Usage examples for up:
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I called to him, and he came up to me.
"An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody)", Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody). -
I guess it's all up
"The Adventures of Jimmie Dale", Frank L. Packard. -
Oh, yes, you can go up to them.
"North, South and Over the Sea", M.E. Francis (Mrs. Francis Blundell). -
I don't want to go up there wi' the sogers.
""Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea", Morgan Robertson.