# up

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ʌp/ · frequency rank #44

## Definitions
1. Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position.
2. Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position.
3. Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position.
4. Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position.
5. Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up".
6. Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up".
7. Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up".
8. Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up".
9. Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up".
10. Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up".
11. Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up".
12. Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up".
13. To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.
14. Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state; thoroughly, completely.
15. To one's possession or consideration.
16. From one's possession or consideration.
17. Aside or away, so as no longer to be present or in use.
18. Relatively close to the batsman.
19. Without additional ice.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Germanic *ub
Proto-Germanic *upp
Proto-West Germanic *upp
Old English upp
Middle English up
English up
From Middle English up, op, oup, from Old English upp, up, ūp (“up”), from Proto-West Germanic *upp, *ūp, from Proto-Germanic *upp, *eup (“up”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian ap (“up”), West Frisian op (“up”), Dutch op (“up”), German Low German up, op (“up”), German auf (“up”), Danish op (“up”), Swedish upp (“up”), Icelandic upp (“up”), Gothic 𐌹𐌿𐍀 (iup, “up”).

## Easily confused with
- **us** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-us)
- **ur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-ur)
- **UT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-ut)
- **UV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-uv)
- **UW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-uw)
- **UU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-uu)
- **use** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-use)
- **USA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-usa)
- **UPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-ups)
- **USB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-usb)
- **USD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-usd)
- **URL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-url)
- **USC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-usc)
- **UTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-utc)
- **USS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-uss)
- **Uri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-uri)
- **urn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-urn)
- **UST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-ust)
- **UVA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-uva)
- **ute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-ute)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/up