Word: up Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-West Germanic *upp Old English upp Middle English up English up From Middle English up, op, oup, from Old English upp, up, ūp (“up”), from Proto-West Germanic *upp, *ūp, from Proto-Germanic *upp, *eup (“up”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian ap (“up”), West Frisian op (“up”), Dutch op (“up”), German Low German up, op (“up”), German auf (“up”), Danish op (“up”), Swedish upp (“up”), Icelandic upp (“up”), Gothic 𐌹𐌿𐍀 (iup, “up”). Pronunciation: /ʌp/, [ʌʔp], [ɐʔp], [ʊp], [ʌp̚] 1. Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position. Labels: not-comparable Example: I looked up and saw the airplane overhead. Example: Shoots grow up and roots grow down. 2. Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position. Labels: not-comparable Example: All day we climbed up and up. Example: Lift the carpet up and look underneath. 3. Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position. Labels: not-comparable Example: sit up; stand up; get up out of bed 4. Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: Gold has gone up with the uncertainty in the world markets. Example: Turn it up, I can barely hear it. 5. Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up". Labels: not-comparable Example: Go back up to the top of the page. Example: As I lay on my back, a pain shot up from my toes to my chest. 6. Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up". Labels: not-comparable Example: I live in Florida, but I'm going up to New York to visit my family this weekend. 7. Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up". Labels: not-comparable Example: We travelled from Yorkshire up to London. Example: I'm going up to the other end of town. 8. Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up". Labels: not-comparable 9. Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up". Labels: UK, dated, not-comparable Example: She's going up to read Classics this September. Example: The son of the Dean of Lichfield was only three years older than Steele, who was a lad of only twelve, when at the age of fifteen, Addison went up to Oxford. 10. Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up". Labels: not-comparable 11. Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up". Labels: not-comparable Example: We started in London and rowed all the way up to Oxford. 12. Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up". Labels: not-comparable 13. 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. Labels: not-comparable Example: I was up to my chin in water. Example: A stranger came up and asked me for directions. 14. Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state; thoroughly, completely. Labels: emphatic, intensifier, not-comparable Example: I will mix up the puzzle pieces. Example: Tear up the contract. 15. To one's possession or consideration. Labels: not-comparable Example: I picked up some milk on the way home. Example: The committee will take up your request. 16. From one's possession or consideration. Labels: not-comparable Example: She had to give up her driver's license after the accident. Example: Instead of apologising, he offered up excuse after excuse. 17. Aside or away, so as no longer to be present or in use. Labels: not-comparable Example: to lay up riches; put up your weapons 18. Relatively close to the batsman. Labels: not-comparable Example: The bowler pitched the ball up. 19. Without additional ice. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: A Cosmopolitan is typically served up.