system 3U!, it If tfl % £t) working; being used 7 is

; 7 ft 7 7 : By that time the new system should be up and running.

up before sb/sth appearing in front of sb in authority for a judgement to be made about sth that you have done He came up before

the local magistrate for speeding, ft @ il % 5$ 3\ ^ ft ftli'ST’o up for sth 1 on offer for sth $!]*# ••• The house is up for sale. 7 7 ^ 711 o 2 being

considered for sth, especially as a candidate IE M ^ ft, ) : Two candidates are up for

election. 3 (informal) willing

to take part in a particular activity Jj£ M # -7 ( ft '/S £f] ) _: We’re going clubbing tonight. Are you up for it?

up to sth 1 as far as a particular number, level, etc. fi] j£ ( ft fi , He f§! % ) ; I can take up to four people (= but no

more than four) in my car. 0

The temperature went up to 35°C. HWiXfjM 7 35 -jf£7 J5₀ 2 (also up until sth) not further or later than sth; until sth J[fi]; 7^7; 7i57: Read up to page 100.

100 iff ₀ o Up to now he’s been very quiet, fij g mf Alt, ft—;!; II7 fit 3 as high or as good as sth %• • •

) : Her latest book isn’t up to her usual standard. ftlftfrfmW&l!lft7?itlft7}to 4 (also up to doing sth) physically or mentally capable of sth ( ft ) AM:: He’s not up to the job. ft7feJM ii 0 I don’t feel up to going to work today. Heitt

1# 7 Sift 7 7 7 A A ± $E <> 5 (informal) doing sth,

especially sth bad IE#7, ft^lf (

: What’s she up to? ft '&%>? 0 What’ve you

been up to? %}j|ft & £ 3£? 0 I’m sure he’s up to

no good (= doing sth bad). Hciti!ft7f7ft AffilL

m prep. 1 to or in a higher position somewhere |n], X ( ) : She climbed up the flight of steps.

73PI3 a PA 0 The village is further up the valley. HfJEE |E ill £ (ft II ft o 2 along or further along a road or street H ; HI! if : We live just up the road, past the post office. HU ffi, iJ&(&PM#Jft7o

3 towards the place where a river starts ft •••

E_E±: a cruise up the Rhine II±

ITOTfl up and down sth in one direction and then in the opposite direction along sth '?&••• A 700: I looked up and down the corridor. He 7001! If 7 $7 ,up ‘yours! (taboo, slang) an offensive way of being rude to sb, for example because they have said sth that makes you angry ( 't$&ft0j£i ) Aft#!

madj. 1 [only before noun] directed or moving upwards ft ± (ft; ft ± zft (ft : an up stroke ±fil^H 0 the up escalator ± ff g zjfj ft 1$ 2 [not before noun] (informal) cheerful; happy or excited A ; 'ft 7 ; M kfj: The mood here is resolutely up. &M(ft7IR7ft$!!pSo 3 [not before noun] (of a computer system if3f fllftlfc) working ft je ff: Our system should be up by this afternoon. f!j

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■ verb (*pp-) 1 [V] up and ... (informal or humorous) to suddenly move or do sth unexpected ( M ,*! 7 f ij (ft ♦ ) : He upped and left without telling anyone, ft 7 ® ft 7 £1M £'J o 2 [VN] to increase the

price or amount of sth J|j^ ••• (ftttt& ( J&ffcil: ) EEZZ1 raise: The buyers upped their offer by £1 000. 77ft 1 000 ^ m o B ,up 'sticks (BrE) (NAmE pull up 'stakes) (informal) to suddenly move from your house and go to live somewhere else ill —more

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mnoun ITHfll on the up increasing or improving ft 7:; ft II ft: Business confidence is on the up. iSfikfg ors the ,up and ‘up (informal) 1 (BrE) becoming more and more successful MM 0 7;

HE; ®7®#7 The club has been on the up and up since the beginning of the season.

0 i&JftJftft 2 (NAmE) = ON THE LEVEL at LEVEL D.: The offer seems to be on the up and up. i#j _Q ,ups and ‘downs the mixture of good and bad things in life or in a particular situation or relationship

nu; Afc; %tm

up- /ap/ prefix (in adjectives, verbs and related nouns ft sfri*]H!+gA(ft£i5]) higher; upwards; towards

2219 upgradation

the top of sth jg ]#i; ft ± ; ^ M nP : upland S O upturned ft±M^J o upgrade o uphill up- anchor verb [v] (of a ship or its crew 3&IS^]t&i*) to raise the anchor from the water in order to be ready to sail ( M&jfm )

up-and- coming adj. likely to be successful and popular in the future SHMW: up-and-

coming young actors

up-and- under noun (in rugby ®j^^) a high kick that allows time for team members to reach the place where the ball will come down ( 7 PA Alii#

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up-beat /‘Apbiit/ adj. (informal) positive and enthusiastic; making you feel that the future will be good 77! (ft; ft7(ft; iRMjp-tfft B0E1 optimistic: The tone of the speech was upbeat. j&fti#i§lftiff70A72!o O Ehe meeting ended on an upbeat note. ^ft77*!fft7^,7£n EDJ3 DOWNBEAT

up braid /Ap'breid/ verb [VN] ~ sb (for sth/for doing sth)

(formal) to criticize sb or speak angrily to them because you do not approve of sth that they have said or done ^7; Ullff;^: if5| B3ZIreproach up bringing /'Apbrirjirj/ noun [sing., U] the way in which a child is cared for and taught how to behave while it is growing up & W; M W; ffc#; : to

have had a sheltered upbringing I'J ff³ [ft # W o He was a Catholic by upbringing, life S gM.UH W, Jk'kffl Ji77±Wo

UPC /ju: pi: 'si:/ abbr. (NAmE, technical 7i«) Universal Product Code it f¹ p°n ft 53 ; M p°p 7 5^ : The

Universal Product Code symbol, also known as the “bar code’, is printed on products for sale and contains information that a computer can read. il^7ppi^/ft5^#'7₅ iff

ft “mm”, p°n±, mmu

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up-change /'Aptjeind3/ verb [V] to change to a higher gear in a vehicle ) H3D change

UP PTJ3 DOWNCHANGE

up-chuck /'Apt^Ak/ verb [V, VN] (NAmE, informal) to

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up-com ing /'ApkAmir)/ adj. [only before noun] (especially NAmE) going to happen soon gp^^tT. ) (ft:

the upcoming presidential election gp^^IE(ft^^iS^ 0 a single from the band’s upcoming album 'M ^ il 717 BP

up- country adj. [only before noun] connected with an area of a country that is not near large towns ftitfefft; [JwizsftJ; im(ft ►.up-'countryodv. up-date /₍Ap'deit/ verb [VN] 1 to make sth more modern by adding new parts, etc. ; Mff: It’s about

time we updated our software, f^flfftlfc ^/H^:jST£lLlfr7 ₀ 2 ~ sb (on sth) | ~ sth to give sb the most recent information about sth; to add the most recent information to sth ft- SOd

bring up to date: I called the office to update them on the day’s developments. ££ 4 ft it # iff it ^§ 7

o Our records are regularly updated. He ill (ftiB^SSIMfro ► up-date /'Apdeit/ noun ~ (on sth): a news update ifriTl^^il

upend /Ap'end/ verb [VN] to turn sb/sth upside down M fgij; ftMf^J: The bicycle lay upended in a ditch.

up-field /,Ap'fi:ld/ adv. (sport ft) towards your opponent’s end of the playing field ft up-front /.Ap'frAnt/ adj. 1 ~ (about sth) not trying to hide what you think or do IS 7 (ft ;

H771 honest, frank : He’s been upfront about his intentions since the beginning, ft ft ft i!dJ 7

ft (ft I HI o 2 [only before noun] paid in advance, before other payments are made M#(ft; M3c(ft: There will be an upfront fee of 4%. 4% —see

also up front at front n.

up-grad-ation /^pgrei'deijn; .Apgra'd-/ noun [u] (IndE) the fact of upgrading sth %ft; gfc # ; H US: the upgradation of civic facilities in large cities 7^(7 7 $73:

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