upright

CEFRB2

/ˈʌpɹaɪt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Standing straight up rather than lying down.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Greater in height than breadth.

Examples

  • Even after it was hit, the pole was still upright.

  • He sits upright, not crouched over his plate like an animal at a feeding trough.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. In its proper orientation; not overturned.

  2. Vertical; erect.

  3. Having the head approximately at a right angle with the shaft.

More examples

In context

  • I was standing upright, waiting for my orders.

  • Supported by pillows, ſhe ſat almoſt upright.

  • My brother didn't get angry when his son knocked over the lamp; he simply called the boy over and helped him set it upright again.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English upright, uppryght, upriht, from Old English upriht (“upright; erect”), from Proto-Germanic *upprehtaz, equivalent to up- + right. Cognate with Saterland Frisian apgjucht (“upright”), West Frisian oprjocht (“upright”), Dutch oprecht (“upright”), German Low German uprecht (“upright”), German aufrecht (“upright”), Swedish upprätt (“upright”), Icelandic uppréttur (“upright”).