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# upstairs

«upstairs» in Mova's school dictionary: **On or to a higher floor of a building** — 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 (upstairs); adjective (upstairs — an upstairs room); noun (the upstairs)

### meaning for a pupil

1) On or to a higher floor of a building. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#m1)

2) As an adjective, on a higher floor: "the upstairs bathroom". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#m2)

3) As a noun, the upper floor of a house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, bedrooms are often upstairs in a house. In fire safety, you learn the way out from upstairs rooms and to stay low under smoke. In stories, strange noises coming from upstairs can build tension. Phrases: go upstairs, run upstairs, upstairs and downstairs, the people upstairs.

### examples

- My bedroom is upstairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#x1)
- Go upstairs and brush your teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#x2)
- We heard a thump upstairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#x3)
- The upstairs bathroom is bigger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#x4)
- Carry the basket upstairs carefully, holding the rail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#x5)
- Our neighbours upstairs have a baby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#x6)
- The bus has an upstairs deck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#x7)
- Presently he heard steps coming upstairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#x8)

### note

As an adverb do not add "to": "go upstairs", not "go to upstairs". The opposite is "downstairs". Safety: do not run or play on the stairs, and keep them clear of toys. On a double-decker bus, "upstairs" is the top deck.

### In the corpora

- [RABBIT", and Alice goes in without knocking and hurries upstairs, afraid of meeting the real Mary Ann and being turned out.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house/11/)
- ["The man upstairs" means God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/31-drinking-drugs-religion-fate/14/)
- ["The big guy upstairs" (US, humorous) means God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/31-drinking-drugs-religion-fate/15/)
- [Never lean out of an upstairs window or sit on a windowsill, and keep furniture away from windows.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/110-windows-balconies-and-furniture/4/)
- [Chloe lost her pocket money for two weeks and stamped upstairs shouting «you always love her more».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/353-presents-goody-bags-certificates-and-the-newest-phone/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «upstairs» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.