up
/ʌp/ adverb, prepositionTranslation
HIGHER PLACE › towards or in a higher place
yukarı, yukarıya, yukarıda
He ran up the stairs. Pick up your clothes and put them away. She looked up and smiled at me.17401731VERTICAL › vertical or as straight as possible
dik olarak, doğrulmuş vaziyette, ayakta
He stood up. She opened her eyes and sat up.1392INCREASE › to a greater degree, amount, volume, etc
...a/e kadar; ...a/e varan; (çoğaltma, artırma gibi eylemlerde kullanılır)
Inflation keeps pushing prices up. Can you turn up the heat? I'm freezing! Please speak up (= speak louder), I can't hear you.1088COMPLETELY › used to emphasize that someone completes an action or uses all of something
tamamını, hepsini, bütününü
I used up all my money. Eat up the rest of your dinner.1556 up the road/street, etc › along or further along the street/road, etc
caddenin/yolun yukarısında/ilerisinde
My best friend lives up the street from me. He ran up the path and hugged her.1993 go/walk, etc up to sb/sth › to walk directly towards someone or something until you are next to them
yürüyerek birinin/bir şeyin yanına kadar gitmek/sokulmak
He walked straight up to me and introduced himself.17311993DIRECTION › in or towards a particular direction, usually north
kuzeye/kuzeyde; yukarıya/yukarıda
We moved from London up to Scotland. Chris lives up north.174017311993 up and down › If something or someone moves up and down, they move repeatedly in one direction and then in the opposite direction.
bir aşağı bir yukarı; bir ileri bir geri
The children were constantly running up and down the stairs.1602 up to 10/20, etc › any amount under 10/20, etc
...10'a, 20'ye vb. kadar
We can invite up to 65 people.1993 up to › until a particular time
belli bir zamana kadar
You can call me up to midnight.1583 up to sth › equal in quality or achievement
...a/e göre; ...nın/nin kadar; ... ın/in kalitesinde/başarı düzeyinde
His work wasn't up to his usual standard.1993 up to sth/doing sth › able to do something
...abilecek/ebilecek güçte; ...acak/ecek halde
It'll be a while before I feel up to walking again.1993 be up to sth informal › to be doing or planning something, often something secret and bad
gizlice bir şeyler çeviriyor/karıştırıyor olmak
Joe, what are you up to?1993 be up to sb › If an action or decision is up to someone, they are responsible for doing or making it.
...a/e kalmış; ...a/e bağlı
I can't decide for you Jack, it's up to you. [+ to do sth] It's up to her to decide whether she wants to enter the competition.1993 be up against sb/sth › If you are up against a situation or a person, they make it very difficult for you to achieve what you want to achieve.
karşı karşıya kalmak; yüz yüze gelmek
We were up against some of the best players in the world.1993(Definition of up adverbpreposition from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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