Definition: 1. Raise. 2. Spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position. 3. Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level. 4. Getting higher or more vigorous.
Use 'up' in a sentence:
1. Newspapers blew up the story.
2. It is difficult to keep up with the rapid pace of change.
3. Her cheeks puffed up.
4. The system is set up but it needs some fine-tuning.
5. Ed creased up laughing.
6. The waiter can't add up.
7. I need to change and clean up.
8. I got up late.
9. Tourism is up, jobs are up, individual income is up.
10. He turned up uninvited.
11. Inside, a flight of steps leads up to a stone bearing a relief image of the goddess alongside her vehicle, a black dog.
12. They've taken up golf.
13. They've moved up north.
14. In 'She tore up the letter', the word 'up' is a particle.
15. Sales are slowing up.
16. She hitched herself up.
17. We grew up together.
18. How much disk space will it take up?
19. Only five people turned up.
20. I'm fed up with clearing up after you !
21. The offer seems to be on the up and up.
22. Kids love dressing up.
23. She's built up a good stock of teaching materials over the years.
24. For Gawd's sake hurry up!
25. We rolled up the carpet.
26. The new mayor is determined to clean up the city.
27. Hey, dude, what's up?
28. Eighty horses trotted up.
29. Time's up ─ have you worked out the answer yet?
30. There comes a point where you give up.
31. Whoever thought up that joke?
32. This new job could open up whole new vistas for her.
33. Put your hand up if you know the answer.
34. The train soon speeded up.
35. Put your hand up if you need more paper.
36. I think you must be mixing me up with someone else.
37. What time do you usually wake up in the morning?
38. Look! It's going up that tree.
39. Teachers are up against some major problems these days.
40. Just heat up the food in the microwave.
41. It was hard going getting up at five every morning.
42. "Brigid!" she screamed. "Get up!"
43. Could you get me up at 6.30 tomorrow?
44. Objects like this turn up at sales with surprising frequency.
45. Pick up one of our free information sheets at reception.
46. The railway slopes up slightly at this point.
47. You'd better get cleaned up.
48. The stream has dried up.
49. Everyone would stand up when the teacher entered the classroom.
50. The scheme has been set up to help homeless people.
51. You really screwed up there!
52. I used to smoke but I gave up two years ago.
53. Exercise tones up your body.
54. Share prices moved up.
55. It's time to clear up.
56. Interest rates went up.
57. Someone has mixed up all the application forms.
58. The government has promised to free up more resources for education.
59. I can still picture the house I grew up in.
60. My generation have grown up without the experience of a world war.
