| verb | raise “up the ante” |
| adjective | being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level “the anchor is up” |
| adjective | out of bed “are they astir yet?” |
| adjective | getting higher or more vigorous “its an up market” |
| adjective | extending or moving toward a higher place “the up staircase” |
| adjective | (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness “he was up on his homework” |
| adjective | open “the windows are up” |
| adjective | (used of computers) operating properly “how soon will the computers be up?” |
| adjective | used up “time is up” |
| adverb | spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position “look up!” |
| adverb | to a higher intensity “he turned up the volume” |
| adverb | nearer to the speaker “he walked up and grabbed my lapels” |
| adverb | to a more central or a more northerly place “was transferred up to headquarters” |
| adverb | to a later time “they moved the meeting date up” |