Upright — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a vertical structural member as a post or stake

a piano with a vertical sounding board

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈʌpɹaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈʌpɹaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈʌpɹaɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈʌpɹaɪt/.

Examples

the ball sailed between the uprights
an upright post
a genuinely good person

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

erect vertical upright piano just good unsloped

Antonyms

unerect

Parts of Speech

noun	a vertical structural member as a post or stake “the ball sailed between the uprights”
noun	a piano with a vertical sounding board
adjective	in a vertical position; not sloping “an upright post”
adjective	of moral excellence “a genuinely good person”
adjective	upright in position or posture “an erect stature”

Word Forms

vertical	adjective	upright in position or posture
uprightness	noun	position at right angles to the horizon
goodness	noun	moral excellence or admirableness
justness	noun	conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
erectness	noun	position at right angles to the horizon
vertical	noun	a vertical structural member as a post or stake
verticalness	noun	position at right angles to the horizon

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufrecht

ein vertikales Strukturelement als Pfosten oder Pfahl

🇫🇷French

droit

un élément structurel vertical comme poteau ou piquet

🇪🇸Spanish

vertical

un miembro estructural vertical como un poste o estaca

🇮🇹Italian

verticale

un elemento strutturale verticale come un palo o un paletto

🇳🇱Dutch

rechtop

een verticaal structuurelement als paal of paal

🇵🇹Portuguese

vertical

um membro estrutural vertical como um poste ou estaca

🇷🇺Russian

вертикальный

вертикальный элемент конструкции в виде столба или кола

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ईमानदार

एक पद या हिस्सेदारी के रूप में एक ऊर्ध्वाधर संरचनात्मक सदस्य

🇧🇩Bengali

সোজা

একটি পোস্ট বা অংশ হিসাবে একটি উল্লম্ব কাঠামোগত সদস্য

🇮🇳Tamil

நிமிர்ந்து

ஒரு இடுகை அல்லது பங்கு போன்ற செங்குத்து கட்டமைப்பு உறுப்பினர்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిటారుగా

ఒక పోస్ట్ లేదా వాటాగా నిలువు నిర్మాణ సభ్యుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

सरळ

पोस्ट किंवा स्टेक म्हणून अनुलंब संरचनात्मक सदस्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

સીધા

પોસ્ટ અથવા હિસ્સો તરીકે ઊભી માળખાકીય સભ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೆಟ್ಟಗೆ

ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ ಅಥವಾ ಪಾಲಾಗಿ ಲಂಬವಾದ ರಚನಾತ್ಮಕ ಸದಸ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുത്തനെയുള്ള

ഒരു പോസ്റ്റോ ഓഹരിയോ ആയി ലംബമായ ഘടനാപരമായ അംഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿੱਧਾ

ਪੋਸਟ ਜਾਂ ਹਿੱਸੇਦਾਰੀ ਵਜੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਲੰਬਕਾਰੀ ਢਾਂਚਾਗਤ ਮੈਂਬਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیدھا

ایک عمودی ساختی رکن بطور پوسٹ یا داؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

直立

作为柱子或木桩的垂直结构构件

🇯🇵Japanese

直立

柱または杭としての垂直構造部材

🇰🇷Korean

똑바로

기둥이나 기둥과 같은 수직 구조 부재

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngay thẳng

một thành viên cấu trúc thẳng đứng như một bài viết hoặc cổ phần

🇹🇭Thai

ตั้งตรง

ส่วนประกอบโครงสร้างแนวตั้งเป็นเสาหรือเสาหลัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

jujur

anggota struktur vertikal sebagai tiang atau tiang

🇵🇭Filipino

patayo

isang vertical structural member bilang post o stake

🇲🇾Malay

tegak

anggota struktur menegak sebagai tiang atau pancang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تستقيم

عضو هيكلي عمودي كعمود أو حصة

🇮🇷Persian

عمودی

یک عضو ساختاری عمودی به عنوان یک پایه یا پایه

🇹🇷Turkish

dik

direk veya kazık olarak dikey bir yapı elemanı

🇮🇱Hebrew

זָקוּף

איבר מבני אנכי כעמוד או יתד

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The primary meaning of 'upright' is 'a vertical structural member as a post or stake'.

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