up for

preposition

Willing to participate in; interested in.

“My car is up for sale.”

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Meanings

preposition
  1. idiomaticWilling to participate in; interested in.

    Are you up for a trip to the library today?

    1 more example

    Neither team were up for this third-round replay, their lack of enthusiasm betrayed by 16 changes from the line-ups they used in league combat at the weekend.

    2011 January 18, Joe Lovejoy, “Cardiff City 0 Stoke City 2”, in Guardian Online
  2. idiomaticBeing or due to be evaluated, inspected, judged, considered, sold, etc., in the stated circumstances or by the stated method.

    My car is up for sale.

    4 more examples

    He is up for reelection next year, so he will try to control his image.

    He is up for second degree murder.

    It's still up for debate.

    She put her jewelry up for auction.

Translations

Spanish dispuesto a, interesarle
  • dispuesto aWilling to participate in; interested in
  • interesarleWilling to participate in; interested in
  • dispuesto a aceptarWilling to participate in; interested in
Cite this entry
APA

up for. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20for

MLA

“up for.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20for. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up for,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20for.

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