up

to move or go to a higher position; to make something rise in height or level

subir, poner en alto

• lift sb/sth up

Collocations pick something up · put something up

• He picked the book up and put it back on the shelf.

  Él tomó el libro y lo volvió a poner en la estantería.

to stand up; to become standing from sitting or lying down

ponerse de pie, levantarse

• stand up

Collocations get up in the morning · sit down and then stand up again

• She stood up when she saw him enter.

  Se puso de pie cuando lo vio entrar.

to increase in amount or degree; to become greater

aumentar, subir

• prices went up

Collocations the temperature is going up · sales are rising

• The price of oil has gone up.

  El precio del petróleo ha subido.

to repair or mend something; to put it back into working order

arreglar, reparar

• fix sb/sth up

Collocations get a car fixed up · have the roof repaired

• We need to get this old bike fixed up.

  Necesitamos arreglar esta bicicleta vieja.

to start or begin an activity; to initiate something

empezar, iniciar

• start sb/sth up

Collocations start a business · begin a project

• They are going to start a new company.

  Van a iniciar una nueva empresa.

to finish or complete something; to bring it to an end

terminar, completar

• finish sb/sth up

Collocations complete a task · end a meeting

• We need to finish this project up by Friday.

  Necesitamos terminar este proyecto para el viernes.

to eat a meal; to have breakfast, lunch, or dinner

comer, tomar

• have sb/sth up

Collocations eat breakfast · take a meal

• We usually take our lunch at noon.

  Normalmente tomamos el almuerzo al mediodía.

to drink a beverage; to consume alcohol or coffee, tea, etc.

beber, tomar

• drink sb/sth up

Collocations have a drink · consume alcohol

• She likes to take her coffee with milk.

  Ella le gusta tomar su café con leche.