Meanings
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up, to.
Go up to the counter and ask.
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She went up to the third floor.
But the little old woman walked up to Dorothy, made a low bow and said, in a sweet voice, “You are welcome, most noble Sorceress, to the land of the Munchkins.[…]”
1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “The Council with The Munchkins”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC, page 21 - Capable, ready or equipped, having sufficient material preconditions for, possibly willpower (at a particular moment).
to feel up to it
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Are you up to lifting something that heavy?
Are you up to the challenge?
Synonyms: equal
- As much as; no more than (also with of).
You can make up to five copies.
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Violators may face a fine of up to $300.
- Within the responsibility of, to be attributed to the sphere of influence of, having someone or something as authoritative in.
It’s up to you whether to get the blue one or the red one.
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It's up to the prosecution to prove that the defendant is guilty.
Synonyms: down to
- Doing, involved in.
to be up to
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I have no idea what they've been getting up to while we've been away.
What are you up to today?
- mathematicsConsidering all members of an equivalence class the same.
There’s only one rooted tree with two leaves, up to ordering.
Synonyms: modulo
- archaicslangFamiliar with the meaning of; able to understand.
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“Oh,” said Mr. Pickwick. “My what, did you say?” “Your chummage ticket,” replied Mr. Roker; “you’re up to that?” “Not quite,” replied Mr. Pickwick, with a smile. “Why,” said Mr. Roker, “it’s as plain as Salisbury. You’ll have a chummage ticket upon twenty-seven in the third, and them as is in the room will be your chums.”
1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “Illustrative, like the preceding one, of the old Proverb, that Adversity brings a Man acquainted with strange Bed-fellows. Likewise containing Mr. Pickwick’s extraordinary and startling announcement to Mr. Samuel Weller.”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC, page 447 - Eton CollegeTaught by; in the class of.
I was up to Mr. Wayte, and, although he was a fairly easy and by no means strict master, […]
1899, Alfred Lubbock, Robin Lubbock, Memories of Eton and Etonians, page 621 more example
I was up to Mr. Luxmoore, who was to be a lifelong friend. The last days of my last half were like a dream. I was hardly conscious of the reality of things, and I did not yet fully realise that my Eton life was coming to an end […]
2022, Maurice Baring, The Puppet Show of Memory
comparative more up to · superlative most up to
- uncommonWilling, interested in.
Oh, I am very up to it, thank you
2012, John Wilcox, The War of the Dragon Lady: A Thrilling Tale of Adventure and Heroism, Allison & Busby4 more examples
I'm feeling very up to it all of a sudden.
2010, Risa Bear, Homecomings, page 189Oh, Mr. Anderson, I'll be very up to it.
2008, G.N. Huyser, Chautauqua, page 24So he seemed very contradictory to me. I semi gathered that he loved her before she turned pretty but seemed up to debate, but it is interesting
2025 August 28, thetrashcompact, “I have never watched tsitp, but I think I have a good grasp of the show.”, in reddit, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026As soon as I feel somewhat up to it, I hope to do his portrait.
2012, Vincent Van Gogh, Masters of Art - Vincent Van Gogh (Illustrated), Delphi Classics
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositionCapable, ready or equipped, having sufficient material preconditions for, possibly willpower (at a particular moment).
prepositionWilling, interested in
prepositionUntil.
prepositionWithin the responsibility of, to be attributed to the sphere of influence of, having someone or something as authoritative in.
prepositionConsidering all members of an equivalence class the same.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivebusy or occupied with
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Englishup tō
- Middle Englishup to
- Englishup to
From Middle English up to, from Old English up tō.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan tramar
- tramar6.1. devising, scheming
Chinese Mandarin 由某人決定 /由某人决定
- 由某人決定 /由某人决定 (yóumŏurénjuédìng)5. the option or decision of
Czech záležet na někom
- záležet na někom5. the option or decision of
Danish indtil, op til
- indtil3. as much as, no more than
- op til3. as much as, no more than
Dutch tot, tot en met
- tot3. as much as, no more than
- tot en met3. as much as, no more than
- t3. as much as, no more than
- m3. as much as, no more than
- uitspoken6.1. devising, scheming
- op ... na7. mathematics: considering all members of an equivalence class the same
- aan5. the option or decision of
Finnish enintään, peräti
- enintään3. as much as, no more than
- peräti3. as much as, no more than
- korkeintaan3. as much as, no more than
- tehtävänä5. the obligation or the duty of
- velvollisuutena5. the obligation or the duty of
- puuhata6.1. devising, scheming
- kykenevä2. capable of
- pystyvä2. capable of
- valmis2. ready for
- kiinni5. the option or decision of
French jusqu'à, à
- jusqu'à3. as much as, no more than
- à5. the obligation or the duty of
- fabriquer6.1. devising, scheming
- capable de2. capable of
- à5. the option or decision of
German bis zu, sinnen auf
- bis zu3. as much as, no more than
- sinnen auf6.1. devising, scheming
- gewachsen2. capable of
- an jemandem liegen5. the option or decision of
Hebrew עַד
- עַד (ad)3. as much as, no more than
Hungarian legfeljebb, maximum
- legfeljebb3. as much as, no more than
- maximum3. as much as, no more than
- dolga5. the obligation or the duty of
- feladata5. the obligation or the duty of
- sántikál6.1. devising, scheming
- erejéig7. mathematics: considering all members of an equivalence class the same
- képes2. capable of
- készen áll2. ready for
- függ5. the option or decision of
- múlik5. the option or decision of
- áll5. the option or decision of
Icelandic hyggja á
- hyggja á6.1. devising, scheming
Irish suas le, i mbun
- suas le3. as much as, no more than
- i mbun6.1. devising, scheming
Italian fino a, a meno di
- fino a3. as much as, no more than
- a meno di7. mathematics: considering all members of an equivalence class the same
Japanese 次第
- 次第 (shidai)5. the option or decision of
Latin tenus, ad
- tenus3. as much as, no more than
- ad3. as much as, no more than
Lithuanian nuo ko priklausti
- nuo ko priklausti5. the option or decision of
Māori riro mā, riro nā
- riro mā5. the obligation or the duty of
- riro nā5. the obligation or the duty of
Norwegian Bokmål opp til
- opp til5. the option or decision of
Polish porabiać, z dokładnością do
- porabiać6.1. devising, scheming
- z dokładnością do7. mathematics: considering all members of an equivalence class the same
Portuguese até, assistir
- até3. as much as, no more than
- assistir5. the option or decision of
Russian вытворя́ть, вы́творить
- вытворя́ть (vytvorjátʹ)6.1. devising, scheming
- вы́творить (výtvoritʹ)6.1. devising, scheming
- готов (gotov)2. ready for
Spanish hasta, que le compete a
- hasta3. as much as, no more than
- que le compete a5. the obligation or the duty of
- que trama6.1. devising, scheming
- salvo7. mathematics: considering all members of an equivalence class the same
- que le compete a5. the option or decision of
- que se supedita/subordina a5. the option or decision of
- que es cosa/decisión de/suya5. the option or decision of
- que está supeditado/subordinado a5. the option or decision of
Swedish upp till, som mest
- upp till3. as much as, no more than
- som mest3. as much as, no more than
- ha i sinnet6.1. devising, scheming
- i stånd2. capable of
- förmögen till2. capable of
- beredd2. ready for
- upp till5. the option or decision of
Vietnamese tới, đến
- tới3. as much as, no more than
- đến3. as much as, no more than
- cho đến3. as much as, no more than
- sẵn sàng2. ready for
- tùy5. the option or decision of
- tuỳ5. the option or decision of
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