Getup — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a set of clothing (with accessories)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɛɾʌp/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɛtʌp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɛtʌp/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈɛɾʌp/.

Examples

his getup was exceedingly elegant

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

outfit turnout rig

Parts of Speech

noun	a set of clothing (with accessories) “his getup was exceedingly elegant”

Word Forms

outfit	verb	provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
get up	verb	put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
turn out	verb	outfit or equip, as with accessories

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufstehen

ein Satz Kleidung (mit Zubehör)

🇫🇷French

se lever

un ensemble de vêtements (avec accessoires)

🇪🇸Spanish

levantarse

un conjunto de ropa (con accesorios)

🇮🇹Italian

alzarsi

un set di vestiti (con accessori)

🇳🇱Dutch

opstaan

een set kleding (met accessoires)

🇵🇹Portuguese

levantar

um conjunto de roupas (com acessórios)

🇷🇺Russian

вставать

комплект одежды (с аксессуарами)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उठना

कपड़ों का एक सेट (सामान सहित)

🇧🇩Bengali

গেটআপ

পোশাকের একটি সেট (আনুষাঙ্গিক সহ)

🇮🇳Tamil

கெட்அப்

ஆடைகளின் தொகுப்பு (துணைப்பொருட்களுடன்)

🇮🇳Telugu

గెటప్

దుస్తుల సమితి (ఉపకరణాలతో)

🇮🇳Marathi

गेटअप

कपड्यांचा संच (ॲक्सेसरीजसह)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેટઅપ

કપડાંનો સમૂહ (એસેસરીઝ સાથે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೆಟಪ್

ಬಟ್ಟೆಯ ಒಂದು ಸೆಟ್ (ಪರಿಕರಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

എഴുന്നേൽക്കുക

ഒരു കൂട്ടം വസ്ത്രം (ആക്സസറികൾക്കൊപ്പം)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਠ ਜਾਓ

ਕਪੜਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸੈੱਟ (ਅਸਾਮਾਨ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ)

🇵🇰Urdu

گیٹ اپ

لباس کا ایک سیٹ (لوازمات کے ساتھ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

起床

一套衣服（含配饰）

🇯🇵Japanese

起きる

衣装一式（アクセサリー付き）

🇰🇷Korean

몸차림

의류 세트(액세서리 포함)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thức dậy

một bộ quần áo (có phụ kiện)

🇹🇭Thai

ลุกขึ้น

ชุดเสื้อผ้า (พร้อมอุปกรณ์เสริม)

🇮🇩Indonesian

bangun

satu set pakaian (dengan aksesoris)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbangon

isang set ng damit (may mga accessories)

🇲🇾Malay

bangun

satu set pakaian (dengan aksesori)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استيقظ

مجموعة من الملابس (مع الملحقات)

🇮🇷Persian

بلند شدن

یک ست لباس (به همراه لوازم جانبی)

🇹🇷Turkish

uyanmak

bir takım kıyafet (aksesuarlarla birlikte)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לקום

סט בגדים (עם אביזרים)

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The primary meaning of 'getup' is 'a set of clothing (with accessories)'.

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Using 'getup' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'getup' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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