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up

adverb (TOGETHER)
 
 
/ʌp/

Definition

in a state of being together with other similar things: You've got half an hour to gather up anything you'll need for the journey. Add up the column of figures in your head and then tell me what the sum is.Classifying and creating order
(Definition of up adverb (TOGETHER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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