Example Sentences

When I don't show up- ``There's an answer to that one," interrupted Ziegler without humour.

Jenkins, Geoffrey A Daystar of Fear

up-

prefix with various senses, from Old English up, adv., corresponding to similar prefixes in other Germanic languages.

up- /ʌp/ prefix.

ORIGIN: Repr. up adverb¹, adverb², preposition².

Prefixed to nouns, adjectives, and verbs, in various relations and in various senses, esp. indicating (a) position above, at a higher level (of), or nearer the interior or source (of), as upland, uphearted, upside; (b) motion or direction up, upwards, to a higher level (of), or nearer towards the interior or source (of), as upcurved, update, upheave, upswing.

DERIVATIVE up-anchor verb intrans. (Nautical) weigh anchor L19.
upbank adverb (rare exc. N. English) uphill M18.
upˈbear verb trans. (arch.) bear up, support, sustain (lit. & fig.); raise, exalt: ME.
upˈbind verb trans. (arch.) bind up L16.
upˈblown adjective (arch.) blown up; esp. inflated, puffed up: L16.
upˈboil verb intrans. (literary) boil up (lit. & fig.) LME.
upbound adjective & adverb (US) going upstream L19.
^†upbounden adjective tied up LME–L16.
upbow noun (Music) a stroke in which a bow is drawn across a string from the tip to the heel L19.
ˈupbreak noun (obsolete exc. Scot.) (a) an eruption, an outburst; (b) a breaking up, a dissolution: M19.
upˈbreak verb (a)^†verb intrans. (rare) begin to speak; (b) verb trans. (now poet.) break up; break open; (c) verb intrans. (poet.) force or make a way upwards or to the surface: ME.
upˈbreathe verb trans. (poet.) send up as a breath E17.
upˈbristled adjective (rare) bristled up E17.
upˈbrushed adjective brushed upwards M19.
upˈbubble verb intrans. (literary) bubble up M19.
upˈbuild verb trans. build up (lit. & fig.) E16.
upˈbuilder noun a person who upbuilds something M19.
upˈbuoy verb trans. (literary) buoy up M17.
upburst noun an upward outburst or outbreak M19.
upˈburst verb (a) verb trans. (rare, Spenser) burst open (a door); (b) verb intrans. burst upwards: L16.
up card noun (US) a playing card turned face up on the table; esp. (in rummy) the top card of the waste heap: M20.
upˈcatch verb trans. (poet.) catch up (usu. in pass.) M16.
up-ˈchannel adverb & adjective (moving, leading, etc.) towards the upper end of a channel L19.
^†upcheer verb trans. (rare) cheer up, encourage: only in L16.
up-ˈchoked adjective (Scot.) choked up L18.
upchuck verb intrans. & trans. (N. Amer. slang) vomit M20.
upˈclimb verb intrans. & trans. (arch.) climb up; ascend: M16.
upˈclose verb trans. & intrans. (arch.) close up LME.
upcoast adjective & adverb (situated or extending) further up the coast L19.
upˈcurl verb trans. & intrans. curl up E19.
upcurrent noun a rising current of air or water E20.
upcurved adjective curved upwards L19.
upcut noun (Engineering) a cut made by a cutter rotating so that the teeth are moving upwards when cutting M20.
upˈdart verb intrans. (literary) dart upwards E18.
up-dip adjective & adverb (Geology) (situated or occurring) in a direction upwards along the dip E20.
updo noun (colloq., orig. & chiefly US) a hairstyle in which the hair is swept up and fastened away from the face and neck M20.
updoming noun (Geology) the upward expansion of a rock mass into a dome shape M20.
updraught, *updraft noun (a)^†rare = indraught 2; (b) an ascending current of air: LME.
upˈdraw verb trans. (a) rare pull out of the ground; (b) (now poet.) draw upwards: ME.
upˈdry verb trans. (arch.) dry up (usu. in pass.) LME.
upˈfill verb trans. (now rare) fill up LME.
upˈfilling noun (now rare) the action or an act of filling something up; a thing which fills something up: E19.
upflung adjective (literary) flung upwards E19.
upfold noun (Geology) an anticline E20.
upˈfold verb trans. (arch.) fold up, fold together ME.
upfurled adjective (literary) furled up E19.
upful adjective (W. Indian) cheerful and positive L20.
upgang noun (obsolete exc. Scot. & N. English) (a) the action of ascending; ascension; (b) an ascent, an upward path or way: OE.
upˈgather verb trans. (literary) gather up, collect L16.
upˈgaze verb intrans. (literary) gaze upwards E19.
upglide noun (Phonetics) a glide from a relatively low tone to a higher one M20.
upˈgo verb intrans. (now arch. & Scot.) go up; ascend, mount: ME.
upˈgrow verb intrans. (literary) grow up (lit. & fig.) LME.
upgrowth noun the process or result of growing up; an instance of this; spec. a raised growth or process: M19.
uphand adjective operated or performed with the hand raised L17.
upˈhang verb (arch.) (a) verb intrans. hang on high; (b) verb trans. hang up, suspend: ME.
uphaul noun a rope used for hauling up a boat's sail or centreboard E20.
upˈheap verb trans. accumulate or pile up (now chiefly as upheaped ppl adjective) LME.
upˈhearted adjective (rare) in good spirits, not downhearted M19.
^†uphoard verb trans. hoard up L16–M17.
uphoisted adjective hoisted upwards M18.
upˈhurl verb trans. (arch.) hurl up, throw upwards L16.
upˈknit verb trans. (rare) knit or join together L16.
upˈlay verb trans. (arch.) lay or store up L16.
upleap noun (a) an upward leap or spring; (b) Mining a fault resembling an upthrow: L19.
upˈleap verb intrans. (now poet.) leap or spring up or upwards ME.
upˈled adjective (poet., rare) led up M17.
uplight noun = uplighter L20.
uplighter noun a light placed or designed to throw illumination upwards M20.
uplink noun a communication link for transmissions from the earth to a satellite, weather balloon, etc. M20.
upload verb trans. (Computing) transfer (software or data) to a larger machine L20.
^†uplock verb trans. lock up L16–L17.
uplong preposition, noun, & adjective (a)^†preposition up along; (b) noun a strengthening bar extending along the sail of a windmill; (c) adjective (arch.) extending upwards: M18.
uplying adjective situated or lying on high ground; upland: L19.
upˈmount verb intrans. & trans. (arch.) (cause to) mount up M16.
up-ˈpent adjective (arch.) pent up E17.
up-piled adjective (poet.) piled up E17.
up-pricked adjective (rare) (esp. of an animal's ears) pricked up L16.
up-push noun (rare) a pushing upwards E20.
up-putting noun (Scot.) (a)^†the action or an act of putting something up; (b) accommodation, lodging: E16.
upˈrend verb trans. (rare) pull or tear up, uproot E20.
uproused adjective (poet.) roused or stirred up L16.
upsell verb intrans. attempt to persuade a customer to buy something additional or more expensive L20.
upˈsend verb trans. send up, discharge upwards M17.
upshift noun & verb (chiefly US) (a) noun a movement upwards, esp. in a device; spec. a change to a higher gear in a motor vehicle; (b) verb intrans. change into a higher gear in a motor vehicle: M19.
upsize verb trans. & intrans. increase the size, extent, or complexity of (something); undergo such an increase: L20.
upˈskill verb trans. (a) reskill; (b) increase or enhance the skill required in (a job): L20.
upˈsoar verb intrans. (poet.) soar upwards L16.
upˈspeak verb intrans. (poet.) speak up, begin to speak E19.
upˈstartle verb trans. (poet.) startle up, cause to stand up by startling E19.
upˈstay verb trans. (poet.) hold up, prop up; fig. sustain, support: L16.
upˈsteer verb trans. (now dial.) stir up, throw into turmoil or disorder M16.
upstir noun (now dial.) a disturbance, a commotion M16.
upstirring noun the action of stirring up a person or thing; stimulation, incitement, encouragement: E17.
upstirring adjective stimulating, rousing M18.
up-street adverb (colloq. & dial.) up the street; in, into, towards the higher part of a town: E19.
upstretched adjective stretched upwards M16.
upstroke noun (a) dial. an upshot, a conclusion; (b) a stroke delivered upwards; the upward stroke of a pen etc.; (c) Physiology the part of a nerve impulse at which the action potential becomes more positive: E19.
upˈswallow verb trans. (poet.) swallow up L16.
upˈswarm verb trans. (rare) swarm up or over L16.
upˈswell verb (a) verb intrans. swell up; rise up as by swelling; (b) verb trans. increase the volume or amount of (as) by swelling: LME.
upˈtear verb trans. pull up by the roots, tear out L16.
upˈtie verb trans. (poet.) tie, bind, or fasten up LME.
uptilted adjective tilted upwards M19.
uptime noun time when a computer or similar device is operating or able to function M20.
upˈtorn adjective torn up L16.
upˈtoss verb trans. toss up E19.
upˈtower verb intrans. (poet.) tower above or over M19.
upˈtrained adjective (poet.) trained M16.
uptrend noun (chiefly US) an upward tendency; spec. (Economics) a rise in value over a period of time: E20.
upvaluation noun (Economics) a revaluation upwards, esp. of one currency in relation to others on a common standard M20.
upvalue verb trans. raise the value of (a currency etc.) on a scale M20.
upˈwaft verb trans. (poet., rare) waft upwards M18.
upˈwake verb intrans. & trans. (rare) wake up ME.
upwarp noun (Geology) a gentle extensive elevation of the earth's surface E20.
upwarping noun (Geology) the local raising of the earth's surface to form an upwarp M20.
upˈwash noun (a) rare a wash of a wave up a beach; (b) Aeronautics the upward deflection of an airstream by an aerofoil: E20.
upˈwell verb intrans. well up; (spec. of liquid, esp. seawater) surge upwards: L19.
upwelling verbal noun a welling upwards; spec. the rising of cold water from the bottom of the sea, often bringing with it a renewed source of nutrients; the water that has risen in this way: M19.
upˈwhirled adjective (poet.) whirled upwards M17.
upˈwing verb intrans. & trans. (poet., rare) soar or fly up or above L19.
upˈwound adjective wound up L16.

☞ up

up-

Prefix

Used to indicate increase.

Over time the engine's power was uprated.
Used to indicate higher position or direction, literally or figuratively.

The uptake of tickets increased dramatically after the favorable review.

Etymology

From Middle English up-, from Old English ūp- (“up-”), from ūp (“up, from above”). Cognate with Dutch op- (“up-”), German auf- (“up-”). More at up.

Derived terms

English words prefixed with up-

uprate

upstart

uptake

词汇	up-
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie NewOxfordEC OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED WBD Wiktionary up- pref.（前缀） Up; upward: 朝上；向上： upheave. 撑起；使隆起 Upper: 高的： upland. 高地语源 Middle English 中古英语 from Old English ūp-, upp- * see upo 源自古英语 ūp-, upp- 参见 upo up- prefix up, upper, or upwards ⇒ uproot ⇒ upmost ⇒ upthrust ⇒ upgrade ⇒ uplift Example Sentences When I don't show up- ``There's an answer to that one," interrupted Ziegler without humour. Jenkins, Geoffrey A Daystar of Fear up- prefix with various senses, from Old English up, adv., corresponding to similar prefixes in other Germanic languages. up- /ʌp/ prefix. ORIGIN: Repr. up adverb¹, adverb², preposition². Prefixed to nouns, adjectives, and verbs, in various relations and in various senses, esp. indicating (a) position above, at a higher level (of), or nearer the interior or source (of), as upland, uphearted, upside; (b) motion or direction up, upwards, to a higher level (of), or nearer towards the interior or source (of), as upcurved, update, upheave, upswing. DERIVATIVE up-anchor verb intrans. (Nautical) weigh anchor L19. upbank adverb (rare exc. N. English) uphill M18. upˈbear verb trans. (arch.) bear up, support, sustain (lit. & fig.); raise, exalt: ME. upˈbind verb trans. (arch.) bind up L16. upˈblown adjective (arch.) blown up; esp. inflated, puffed up: L16. upˈboil verb intrans. (literary) boil up (lit. & fig.) LME. upbound adjective & adverb (US) going upstream L19. ^†upbounden adjective tied up LME–L16. upbow noun (Music) a stroke in which a bow is drawn across a string from the tip to the heel L19. ˈupbreak noun (obsolete exc. Scot.) (a) an eruption, an outburst; (b) a breaking up, a dissolution: M19. upˈbreak verb (a)^†verb intrans. (rare) begin to speak; (b) verb trans. (now poet.) break up; break open; (c) verb intrans. (poet.) force or make a way upwards or to the surface: ME. upˈbreathe verb trans. (poet.) send up as a breath E17. upˈbristled adjective (rare) bristled up E17. upˈbrushed adjective brushed upwards M19. upˈbubble verb intrans. (literary) bubble up M19. upˈbuild verb trans. build up (lit. & fig.) E16. upˈbuilder noun a person who upbuilds something M19. upˈbuoy verb trans. (literary) buoy up M17. upburst noun an upward outburst or outbreak M19. upˈburst verb (a) verb trans. (rare, Spenser) burst open (a door); (b) verb intrans. burst upwards: L16. up card noun (US) a playing card turned face up on the table; esp. (in rummy) the top card of the waste heap: M20. upˈcatch verb trans. (poet.) catch up (usu. in pass.) M16. up-ˈchannel adverb & adjective (moving, leading, etc.) towards the upper end of a channel L19. ^†upcheer verb trans. (rare) cheer up, encourage: only in L16. up-ˈchoked adjective (Scot.) choked up L18. upchuck verb intrans. & trans. (N. Amer. slang) vomit M20. upˈclimb verb intrans. & trans. (arch.) climb up; ascend: M16. upˈclose verb trans. & intrans. (arch.) close up LME. upcoast adjective & adverb (situated or extending) further up the coast L19. upˈcurl verb trans. & intrans. curl up E19. upcurrent noun a rising current of air or water E20. upcurved adjective curved upwards L19. upcut noun (Engineering) a cut made by a cutter rotating so that the teeth are moving upwards when cutting M20. upˈdart verb intrans. (literary) dart upwards E18. up-dip adjective & adverb (Geology) (situated or occurring) in a direction upwards along the dip E20. updo noun (colloq., orig. & chiefly US) a hairstyle in which the hair is swept up and fastened away from the face and neck M20. updoming noun (Geology) the upward expansion of a rock mass into a dome shape M20. updraught, updraft noun (a)^†rare = indraught 2; (b) an ascending current of air: LME. upˈdraw verb trans. (a) rare pull out of the ground; (b) (now poet.) draw upwards: ME. upˈdry verb trans. (arch.) dry up (usu. in pass.) LME. upˈfill verb trans. (now rare) fill up LME. upˈfilling noun (now rare) the action or an act of filling something up; a thing which fills something up: E19. upflung adjective (literary) flung upwards E19. upfold noun (Geology) an anticline E20. upˈfold verb trans. (arch.) fold up, fold together ME. upfurled adjective (literary) furled up E19. upful adjective (W. Indian) cheerful and positive L20. upgang noun (obsolete exc. Scot. & N. English) (a) the action of ascending; ascension; (b) an ascent, an upward path or way: OE. upˈgather verb trans. (literary) gather up, collect L16. upˈgaze verb intrans. (literary) gaze upwards E19. upglide noun (Phonetics) a glide from a relatively low tone to a higher one M20. upˈgo verb intrans. (now arch. & Scot.) go up; ascend, mount: ME. upˈgrow verb intrans. (literary) grow up (lit. & fig.) LME. upgrowth noun the process or result of growing up; an instance of this; spec. a raised growth or process: M19. uphand adjective operated or performed with the hand raised L17. upˈhang verb (arch.) (a) verb intrans. hang on high; (b) verb trans. hang up, suspend: ME. uphaul noun a rope used for hauling up a boat's sail or centreboard E20. upˈheap verb trans. accumulate or pile up (now chiefly as upheaped ppl adjective) LME. upˈhearted adjective (rare) in good spirits, not downhearted M19. ^†uphoard verb trans. hoard up L16–M17. uphoisted adjective hoisted upwards M18. upˈhurl verb trans. (arch.) hurl up, throw upwards L16. upˈknit verb trans. (rare) knit or join together L16. upˈlay verb trans. (arch.) lay or store up L16. upleap noun (a) an upward leap or spring; (b) Mining a fault resembling an upthrow: L19. upˈleap verb intrans. (now poet.) leap or spring up or upwards ME. upˈled adjective (poet., rare) led up M17. uplight noun = uplighter L20. uplighter noun a light placed or designed to throw illumination upwards M20. uplink noun a communication link for transmissions from the earth to a satellite, weather balloon, etc. M20. upload verb trans. (Computing) transfer (software or data) to a larger machine L20. ^†uplock verb trans. lock up L16–L17. uplong preposition, noun, & adjective (a)^†preposition up along; (b) noun a strengthening bar extending along the sail of a windmill; (c) adjective (arch.) extending upwards: M18. uplying adjective situated or lying on high ground; upland: L19. upˈmount verb intrans. & trans. (arch.) (cause to) mount up M16. up-ˈpent adjective (arch.) pent up E17. up-piled adjective (poet.) piled up E17. up-pricked adjective (rare) (esp. of an animal's ears) pricked up L16. up-push noun (rare) a pushing upwards E20. up-putting noun (Scot.) (a)^†the action or an act of putting something up; (b) accommodation, lodging: E16. upˈrend verb trans. (rare) pull or tear up, uproot E20. uproused adjective (poet.) roused or stirred up L16. upsell verb intrans. attempt to persuade a customer to buy something additional or more expensive L20. upˈsend verb trans. send up, discharge upwards M17. upshift noun & verb (chiefly US) (a) noun a movement upwards, esp. in a device; spec. a change to a higher gear in a motor vehicle; (b) verb intrans. change into a higher gear in a motor vehicle: M19. upsize verb trans. & intrans. increase the size, extent, or complexity of (something); undergo such an increase: L20. upˈskill verb trans. (a) reskill; (b) increase or enhance the skill required in (a job): L20. upˈsoar verb intrans. (poet.) soar upwards L16. upˈspeak verb intrans. (poet.) speak up, begin to speak E19. upˈstartle verb trans. (poet.) startle up, cause to stand up by startling E19. upˈstay verb trans. (poet.) hold up, prop up; fig. sustain, support: L16. upˈsteer verb trans. (now dial.) stir up, throw into turmoil or disorder M16. upstir noun (now dial.) a disturbance, a commotion M16. upstirring noun the action of stirring up a person or thing; stimulation, incitement, encouragement: E17. upstirring adjective stimulating, rousing M18. up-street adverb (colloq. & dial.) up the street; in, into, towards the higher part of a town: E19. upstretched adjective stretched upwards M16. upstroke noun (a) dial. an upshot, a conclusion; (b) a stroke delivered upwards; the upward stroke of a pen etc.; (c) Physiology the part of a nerve impulse at which the action potential becomes more positive: E19. upˈswallow verb trans. (poet.) swallow up L16. upˈswarm verb trans. (rare) swarm up or over L16. upˈswell verb (a) verb intrans. swell up; rise up as by swelling; (b) verb trans. increase the volume or amount of (as) by swelling: LME. upˈtear verb trans. pull up by the roots, tear out L16. upˈtie verb trans. (poet.) tie, bind, or fasten up LME. uptilted adjective tilted upwards M19. uptime noun time when a computer or similar device is operating or able to function M20. upˈtorn adjective torn up L16. upˈtoss verb trans. toss up E19. upˈtower verb intrans. (poet.) tower above or over M19. upˈtrained adjective (poet.) trained M16. uptrend noun (chiefly US) an upward tendency; spec. (Economics) a rise in value over a period of time: E20. upvaluation noun (Economics) a revaluation upwards, esp. of one currency in relation to others on a common standard M20. upvalue verb trans. raise the value of (a currency etc.) on a scale M20. upˈwaft verb trans. (poet., rare) waft upwards M18. upˈwake verb intrans. & trans. (rare) wake up ME. upwarp noun (Geology) a gentle extensive elevation of the earth's surface E20. upwarping noun (Geology) the local raising of the earth's surface to form an upwarp M20. upˈwash noun (a) rare a wash of a wave up a beach; (b) Aeronautics the upward deflection of an airstream by an aerofoil: E20. upˈwell verb intrans. well up; (spec. of liquid, esp. seawater) surge upwards: L19. upwelling verbal noun a welling upwards; spec. the rising of cold water from the bottom of the sea, often bringing with it a renewed source of nutrients; the water that has risen in this way: M19. upˈwhirled adjective (poet.) whirled upwards M17. upˈwing verb intrans. & trans. (poet., rare) soar or fly up or above L19. upˈwound adjective wound up L16. ☞ up up- Prefix Used to indicate increase. Over time the engine's power was uprated. Used to indicate higher position or direction, literally or figuratively. The uptake of tickets increased dramatically after the favorable review. Etymology From Middle English up-, from Old English ūp- (“up-”), from ūp (“up, from above”). Cognate with Dutch op- (“up-”), German auf- (“up-”). More at up. Derived terms ► English words prefixed with up- uprate upstart uptake
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