Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhp too]
- /ʌp tu/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhp too]
- /ʌp tu/
Definitions of up to words
- adverb up to to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder. 1
- adverb up to to or in an erect position: to stand up. 1
- adverb up to out of bed: to get up. 1
- adverb up to above the horizon: The moon came up. 1
- adverb up to to or at any point that is considered higher. 1
- adverb up to 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 up to
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 Up to
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
up to 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".
up to usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for up to
prep up to
- as far as — to the degree or extent that
- continuously — uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
- down to — the responsibility or fault of
adv up to
- for the moment — for now
- for the time being — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- in the interim — for the time being, in the meantime
- meanwhile — meantime.
adj up to
- in line for — in the running for; a candidate for
- in the running — the act of a person, animal, or thing that runs.
adjective up to
- eligible — qualified for sth