English Dictionary

up

/ʌp/

adv

Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity. / To or at a physically higher or more elevated position.

He looked up at the sky.

意味（1）

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

I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.

意味（2）

To or at a physically higher or more elevated position.

All day we climbed up and up.

意味（3）

To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.

Gold has gone up with the uncertainty in the world markets.

意味（4）

To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.

I was up to my chin in water.

意味（5）

(intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state; thoroughly, completely.

I will mix up the puzzle pieces.

意味（6）

To or from one's possession or consideration.

I picked up some milk on the way home.

意味（7）

North.

I live in Florida, but I'm going up to New York to visit my family this weekend.

意味（8）

Towards or at a central place, or any place that is visualised as 'up' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.

We travelled from Yorkshire up to London.

意味（9）

(rail transport) Towards the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.

意味（10）

Aside or away, so as no longer to be present or in use.

to lay up riches; put up your weapons

意味（11）

(sailing) Against the wind or current.

意味（12）

(Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.

意味（13）

(cricket) Relatively close to the batsman.

The bowler pitched the ball up.

意味（14）

(US, bartending) Without additional ice.

A Cosmopolitan is typically served up.

意味（15）

(UK, academia, dated) To university, especially to Cambridge or Oxford.

She's going up to read Classics this September.