to get up
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
To rise from one's bed. To learn, as "I must get up my history." To organize and arrange, as "We will get up a bazaar.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Examples
Could you be quiet? I have to get up early and go to work.Em giữ yên lặng được không? Mai anh phải dậy đi làm sớm.
Could you be quiet? I have to get up early and go to work.Em giữ yên lặng được không? Mai anh phải dậy đi làm sớm.
Tatoeba sentence #3172302 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “to get up” mean?
To rise from one's bed. To learn, as "I must get up my history." To organize and arrange, as "We will get up a bazaar.
Is “to get up” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.