[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/up.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / up [← U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/U/) # up «up» in Mova's school dictionary: **toward a higher place: climb up the tree** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech adverb, preposition, adjective, verb (up, ups, upped — casual) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Up means toward a higher place: climb up the tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#m1) 2) Up means at a higher place: the cat is up on the roof. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#m2) 3) Up means more or higher in amount: prices went up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#m3) 4) Up means out of bed: are you up yet? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#m4) 5) Up means completely, until nothing is left: eat it up, use up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#m5) 6) Up means along: walk up the street. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#m6) 7) «What's up?» means «What is happening?» or «What is wrong?» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#m7) 8) (casual) «Sup» or «wassup» is a clipped «what's up»; «up for it» means willing: «you up for footy?» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#m8) 9) (casual) To up something is to raise it: «they upped the price by 2». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#m9) 10) (casual) «Time's up» means time is over; «up to you» means you decide; «what are you up to?» means what are you doing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#m10) 11) (rough) «Shut up», «belt up» and «wind someone up» (tease to anger) are rough uses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#m11) 12) (formal) «Increase», «ascend» and «elevate» are stiff words: «The price increased by 2 dollars.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#m12) 13) Up can also be used with "grow" to mean becoming an adult, as in "children grow up". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#m13) ### sense in the lessons Maths: going higher (climb up, prices go up) means add; «add up» means find the total; «used up» and «gave up» mean take away; round up. Everyday phrases: get up, stand up, give up, pick up, tidy up, look up a word, up to (as many as). Safety: look up and down the street before crossing. In casual talk: «sup», «up for it», «what you up to». In the exam voice: «increased by», «ascended a total of 20 steps», «not exceeding 3». Phrases: «ups and downs», «up and down», «up to date», «up north». ### examples - The price went up by 2 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#x1) - Add up all the numbers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#x2) - She used up 3 eggs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#x3) - He climbed up 20 steps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#x4) - Round 47 up to 50. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#x5) - Time to get up for school! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#x6) - You can bring up to 3 friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#x7) - Tidy up your room, please. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#x8) - sup, u up for footy? need 2 more for 5 a side (casual) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#x9) - They upped the price again, 3 quid now, rip-off. (casual, annoyed) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#x10) - Shut up and add them up, it's 12. (rough) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#x11) - The price of a ticket increased by 2 dollars; determine the revised price given an initial price of 7 dollars. (formal exam) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#x12) - All children, except one, grow up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/#x13) ### note «Went up by» and «add up» mean add; «used up» and «gave up» mean take away. The verb before «up» decides. Trap: «up to 3» means 3 or fewer. Opposite: down. «What's up?» is a greeting, not a direction. «Upped» (casual) = raised. «Wind up» means tease, «wound up» means upset. Formal «increased by» = went up by (add); «not exceeding» = up to. ### In the corpora - [Employers often glance at a CV for less than a minute, so grown-ups fuss over every word.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/7/) - [A promotion is a move up to a more senior job in the same organisation, usually with more responsibility and more pay.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/10/) - [There are also ways workers stand up for themselves: unions, strikes, picket lines and tribunals.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/4/) - [It means grown-ups are steering the money so it lasts the whole month.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills/7/) - [Rent is often a family's biggest bill, so when it goes up, other spending has to shrink.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills/9/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «up» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/up/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.