get up in English dictionary

  • get up

    Meanings and definitions of "get up"

    • (literally) To move in an upwards direction; to ascend or climb.
    • To rise from one's bed (often implying to wake up)
    • To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.
    • To materialise; to grow stronger.
    • To bring together, amass.
    • To gather or grow larger by accretion.
    • (sports) To go towards the attacking goal.
    • verb
      (literally)
      To move in an upwards direction; to ascend or climb.
    • verb
      To rise from one's bed (often implying to wake up).
    • verb
      To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.
    • verb
      To materialise; to grow stronger.
    • verb
      To bring together, amass.
    • verb
      To gather or grow larger by accretion.
    • verb
      (sports)
      To go towards the attacking goal.
    • verb
      (Britain, Australia, colloquial)
      To criticise.
    • verb
      (colloquial)
      To annoy.
    • verb
      To dress in a certain way, especially extravagantly.
    • To study intensively, as before an exam.
    • To arrange by systematic planning and united effort (e.g. a plot, a strike, a plan).
    • (to) get up
    • to rise from one's bed
    • verb
      arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
    • verb
      cause to rise; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M."
    • verb
      develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite"
    • verb
      get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
    • verb
      put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
    • verb
      raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
    • verb
      rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
    • verb
      study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"

    Synonyms of "get up" in English dictionary

    elevate, get, prink are the top synonyms of "get up" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "get up" in English dictionary

    lower, sit down, go to bed are the top antonyms of "get up" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of get up

    • to get up ( third-person singular simple present gets up, present participle getting up, simple past got up, past participle ( UK) got up, ( US) gotten up)
    • get up (third-person singular simple present gets up, present participle getting up, simple past got up, past participle (UK) got up or (US) gotten up)
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