Meaning of get up in English

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1. 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. 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. 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. 4. cause to rise

   Examples

   • « The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M. »
5. 5. develop

   Examples

   • « we worked up an as of an appetite »
6. 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. 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. 8. study intensively, as before an exam

   Examples

   • « I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam »