adverb Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position. Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.
adverb Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.
adverb To or at a physically higher or more elevated position.
All day we climbed up and up.
adverb To an upright or erect position.
sit up; stand up; get up out of bed
adverb To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
Gold has gone up with the uncertainty in the world markets.
adverb Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up". To or towards what is considered the top of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically higher.
Go back up to the top of the page.
adverb To or towards what is considered the top of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically higher.
Go back up to the top of the page.
adverb To the north (as north is at the top of typical maps).
I live in Florida, but I'm going up to New York to visit my family this weekend.