upright
Part of speech: adj
adv
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English upright, uppryght, upriht, from Old English upriht (“upright; erect”), from Proto-Germanic *upprehtaz, equivalent to up- + right. Cognate with Saterland Frisian apgjucht (“upright”), West Frisian oprjocht (“upright”), Dutch oprecht (“upright”), German Low German uprecht (“upright”), German aufrecht (“upright”), Swedish upprätt (“upright”), Icelandic uppréttur (“upright”).
Base: right
Affixes: up-
Inflected forms:
form: more upright
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most upright
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: vpright
pos: adj
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: more upright
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most upright
pos: adv
tags: superlative
form: vpright
pos: adv
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: uprights
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: uprighting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: uprighted
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: uprighted
pos: verb
tags: past
form: vpright
pos: verb
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: Vertical; erect.
pos: adj
examples: Fab[ell]: What meanes the tolling of this fatall chime, // O what a trembling horror ſtrikes my hart! // My ſtiffned haire ſtands vpright on my head, // As doe the briſtles of a porcupine.
Supported by pillows, ſhe ſat almoſt upright.
Another feature new to British Railways is the provision of two-position adjustable seats in the first class compartments. In this design, the seat squab can be pulled out some six inches, the seat back being attached to the seat to give a less upright sitting position.
Upright posture evolved well before an enlarged brain in hominids.
gloss: In its proper orientation; not overturned.
pos: adj
examples: My brother didn't get angry when his son knocked over the lamp; he simply called the boy over and helped him set it upright again.
gloss: Greater in height than breadth.
pos: adj
gloss: Of good morals; practicing ethical values.
pos: adj
tags: figuratively
examples: There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
gloss: Having the head approximately at a right angle with the shaft.
pos: adj
gloss: In or into an upright position.
pos: adv
examples: I was standing upright, waiting for my orders.
Human locomotion had been presumed unique because we walk upright with two legs. When investigators led by Nadia Dominici analyzed the electrical activities produced by walking toddlers, preschoolers, and adults as well as newborns that were held upright and prodded to walk along a surface, however, they saw that we essentially follow the same chain of motor commands as several other animals, including rats, cats, monkeys, and guinea fowl.
Those up for the ride stand upright on a small platform which shoots a powerful jet of water downwards, sending the attached board – which has in the past carried the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio – up into the air.
For instance, parents were strongly encouraged to delay the introduction of complementary foods to six months when infants were able to sit upright and feed themselves safely.
gloss: To set upright or stand back up (something that has fallen).
pos: verb
tags: transitive
Derived words: bolt upright
tuppenny upright
upright bass
upright bassist
upright man
upright yellow-sorrel
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