get up
Definition of get up
intransitive verb
1a : to arise from bedb : to rise to one's feetc : climb, ascend
2 : to go ahead or faster —used in the imperative as a command especially to driven animals
transitive verb
1 : to make preparations for : organize got up a party for the newcomers
2 : to arrange as to external appearance : dress
3 : to acquire a knowledge of
4 : to create in oneself cannot get up the courage to tell them
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Examples of get up in a Sentence
you need to get right up when the alarm goes off in the morning
all got up in her Sunday best
14th Century
First Known Use of get up
14th century
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