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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 »

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