Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [it uhp]
- /ɪt ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [it uhp]
- /ɪt ʌp/
Definitions of it up words
- adverb it up to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder. 1
- adverb it up to or in an erect position: to stand up. 1
- adverb it up out of bed: to get up. 1
- adverb it up above the horizon: The moon came up. 1
- adverb it up to or at any point that is considered higher. 1
- adverb it up to or at a source, origin, center, or the like: to follow a stream up to its source. 1
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Origin of it up
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English up(pe) (adv.), Old English up(p) to a higher position, uppe in a higher position; cognate with Old Frisian up, Old Saxon up, Middle Dutch up, op, Old Norse upp; akin to Old High German ūf (> German auf), Gothic iup
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for It up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
it up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".