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Meaning of get up in English
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Verb
get up
Definitions
1.
rise to one's feet
Examples
« The audience got up and applauded »
Antonyms
sit down
sit
lie down
lie
2.
get up and out of bed
Examples
« I get up at 7 A.M. every day »
« They rose early »
« He uprose at night »
Antonyms
go to bed
turn in
bed
crawl in
kip down
hit the hay
hit the sack
sack out
go to sleep
retire
go to bed
turn in
bed
crawl in
kip down
hit the hay
hit the sack
sack out
go to sleep
retire
3.
raise from a lower to a higher position
Examples
« Raise your hands »
« Lift a load »
Antonyms
lower
take down
let down
get down
bring down
4.
cause to rise
Examples
« The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M. »
5.
develop
Examples
« we worked up an as of an appetite »
6.
put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
Examples
« She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera »
« The young girls were all fancied up for the party »
Antonyms
dress down
underdress
7.
arrange by systematic planning and united effort
Examples
« machinate a plot »
« organize a strike »
« devise a plan to take over the director's office »
8.
study intensively, as before an exam
Examples
« I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam »