Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhp]
- /ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhp]
- /ʌp/
Definitions of upped word
- adverb upped to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder. 1
- adverb upped to or in an erect position: to stand up. 1
- adverb upped out of bed: to get up. 1
- adverb upped above the horizon: The moon came up. 1
- adverb upped to or at any point that is considered higher. 1
- adverb upped 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 upped
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 Upped
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
upped 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".
upped usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for upped
adjective upped
verb upped
- escaladed — Simple past tense and past participle of escalade.
- goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- hefted — weight; heaviness: It was a rather flimsy chair, without much heft to it.
- hiked — to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
- jacked — Carpentry. having a height or length less than that of most of the others in a structure; cripple: jack rafter; jack truss.
preposition upped
- lived — having life, a life, or lives, as specified (usually used in combination): a many-lived cat.