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up
Preposition
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Toward the top or toward the sky.
The balloon went up.
up
Adjective
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In a high position.
The flag is up.
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.
It was an up day.
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optimistic.
He is feeling up.
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Put in trust, entrusted.
It is up to you.
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ing, occurring.
What’s up?
They act like something is up.
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.
Something is up with him.
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Planning, plotting mischief.
He is up to something.
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ed.
It is all up with them.
up
Noun
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State of being up, often with down.
Life has its ups and downs.
up
Verb
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Increase, increment.
We upped the dosage.
till
Preposition
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In a period of time ending at a time someone says.
We will tell stories till it is time to sleep.
till
Verb
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To make the earth ready for seeds.
till
Noun
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A till is cash register; a machine which counts sales in shops and stores the money.
The till contained one hundred dollars at the end of the day
now
Preposition
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You use now when you want to say that something is true at this time. It is also used for things a short time in the future or a short time in the past.
I had many problems before, but I'm OK now.
What did you say just now?
The English teacher is at the library now.
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You use now at the beginning of a sentence to get people's attention.
Now, I'd like to hear from other people too.