adverb / preposition

up

up, upwards, out of bed

Look up at the sky.

Look up at the sky.

He lives up the street.

He lives up the street.

The sun is up.

The sun is up.

Turn the volume up.

Turn the volume up.

((verb)) up in an upward direction Look up at the sky.

up ((sth.)) towards a higher point of something He lives up the street.

to be up to be out of bed The sun is up.

((verb)) sth. up to increase something Turn the volume up.

Synonyms: upwards; Antonyms: down

From Old English 'upp', meaning 'upward'. Cognate with similar words in many Germanic languages.

Imagine an arrow pointing to the sky. It's the direct opposite of 'down'.

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