ups and downs

UPS and down

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhp and doun]
- /ʌp ænd daʊn/
- /ʌps ənd daʊnz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhp and doun]
- /ʌp ænd daʊn/

Definitions of ups and downs words

noun,plural ups and downs good and bad experiences 1
phrase ups and downs If you have ups and downs, you experience a mixture of good things and bad things. 0
noun plural ups and downs alternating periods of good and bad fortune, high and low spirits, etc 0
noun ups and downs good periods and bad periods 0
noun ups and downs (Idiomatic) Periods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions; highs and lows. 0

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Origin of ups and downs

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

First recorded in 1650-60

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Parts of speech for Ups and downs

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ups and downs

ups and downs popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for ups and downs

noun ups and downs

midcourse correction — a navigational correction made in the course of a ship, airplane, rocket, or space vehicle at some point between the beginning and end of the journey.
mutability — liable or subject to change or alteration.
changes — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
flipflop — Alternative form of flip-flop.

All 4 Synonyms of ups and downs