uphill

CEFRB1

/ʌpˈhɪl/

adjective · adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Moving or located up a slope.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Located up a slope or on a hill.

Examples

  • Greenpeace is fighting an uphill battle to save the environment.

  • This is an uphill road.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈʌphɪl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. With difficulty.

  2. Going up a slope or a hill.

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. Up a slope, towards higher ground.

More examples

In context

  • “There’s a lot of uphill about a bicycle tour,” said he, “and the wind is against you.” “So there is downhill, and the wind behind you,” said Harris.

  • For a large part of this game, England once again looked like a team suffering from the rigours of a long season and faced an uphill task when Hofmann put Germany in front.

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From up + hill.