English Explanatory Dictionary

up to

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up, to.
  2. Capable, ready or equipped, having sufficient material preconditions for, possibly willpower (at a particular moment).
  3. Willing, interested in
  4. As much as; no more than (also with of).
  5. Until.
  6. Within the responsibility of, to be attributed to the sphere of influence of, having someone or something as authoritative in.
  7. Doing, involved in.
  8. Devising, scheming (planning something mischievous or inappropriate).
  9. Considering all members of an equivalence class the same.
  10. Familiar with the meaning of; able to understand.
  11. Taught by; in the class of.

Pronunciation

/ˈʌp tuː/ /ˈʌp tə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-up to.wav

Word forms

up to

Etymology

From Middle English up to, from Old English up tō.

Synonyms

equal down to modulo

Related words

down to up for up yours

Derived words

get up to have had it up to here up to here up to no good up to one's ears up to one's eyeballs up to one's eyes up to one's neck up to something

Translations

Finnish: kykenevä Finnish: pystyvä Finnish: valmis Finnish: kiinni French: capable de French: à German: gewachsen German: an jemandem liegen Hungarian: képes Hungarian: készen áll Hungarian: függ Hungarian: múlik Hungarian: áll Swedish: i stånd Swedish: förmögen till Swedish: beredd Swedish: upp till Russian: готов Vietnamese: sẵn sàng Vietnamese: tùy Vietnamese: tuỳ Chinese Mandarin: 由某人決定 /由某人决定 Czech: záležet na někom Dutch: aan Japanese: 次第 Lithuanian: nuo ko priklausti Norwegian Bokmål: opp til Norwegian Nynorsk: opp til Portuguese: assistir Spanish: estar por la labor Spanish: competer Spanish: depender de Spanish: subordinado a Spanish: cosa suya Spanish: decisión suya Spanish: él decide
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