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US /ʌp/

adverb, preposition Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Please set up the projector before the clients walk in.

Collocations

  • Easy wake up early
    to wake up early, meaning to be awake, be alert, be there
  • Medium sign up for the corporate training workshop
    to formally approve or endorse with a signature regarding up for the corporate training workshop
  • Hard scale up production capacity to meet export demand
    to scale up production capacity to meet export demand, meaning to measure by or as if by a scale
  • Very Hard up in arms over the draconian decree
    to up in arms over the draconian decree, meaning to raise

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.