Definition of up- in English:
up-
prefix
1(added to verbs and their derivatives) upward.
‘upturned’- ‘upthrow’
- 1.1To a more recent time; to a newer or better state.‘update’
- ‘upbeat’
- ‘upgrade’
- ‘upscale’
2(added to nouns) denoting (direction of) motion up.
‘upriver’- ‘uphill’
- ‘upwind’
3(added to nouns) higher.
‘upland’- ‘upstroke’
- 3.1Increased.
- ‘up-tempo’
Pronunciation
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