up-

See also: up, UP, úp, -up, U.P., and ир

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English up-, from Old English ūp- ‎(“up-”), from ūp ‎(“up, from above”). Cognate with Dutch op- ‎(“up-”), German auf- ‎(“up-”). More at up.

PrefixEdit

up-

1. Used to indicate increase.

   Over time the engine's power was uprated.

2. Used to indicate higher position or direction, literally or figuratively.

   The uptake of tickets increased dramatically after the favorable review.

Derived termsEdit

► English words prefixed with up-

• uprate
• upstart
• uptake

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Old EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• upp-, uppe-

EtymologyEdit

From Old English ūp ‎(“up, upward”).

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ūp-

1. up, upward

   ūpsettan ‎(“to exalt”)

   ūpferian ‎(“to raise up, bring up”)

   ūplang ‎(“upright, erect; tall, high up”)

2. heavenly, from above; upper

   ūprodor ‎(“firmament, heavens, sky”)

   ūpland ‎(“the country, upland”)