English Dictionary
Definition of “upright”
upright (ˈʌpˌraɪt
)
Definitions
adjective
- vertical or erect
- honest, honourable, or just
noun
- a vertical support, such as a stake or post
- short for upright piano
- the state of being vertical
verb
- (tr) to make upright
Alternative Forms
ˈupˌrightly adverb ˈupˌrightness noun
Synonyms
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honest,
good,
principled,
just,
true,
faithful,
ethical,
straightforward,
honourable,
righteous,
conscientious,
virtuous,
trustworthy,
high-minded,
above board,
incorruptible,
unimpeachable,
Translations
- British English:
upright
If you are sitting or standing upright, you have your back straight and are not bending or lying down.The wind was so strong I couldn't stand upright.ˈʌpˌraɪt ADVERB The wind was so strong I couldn't stand upright.
- Spanish:
erguido
adj erguida
- French:
droit
adj
- German:
aufrecht
adv
- Chinese: 笔直 adv
- Arabic: عَمُودِيّ adv
- Portuguese: verticalmente adv
- Russian: вертикальный adj вертикальная
- Croatian: uspravno adv
- Czech: vzpřímený adj
- Danish: opret adv
- Dutch: rechtop adv
- Finnish: pystyssä adv
- Greek: ορθώς adv
- Italian: verticalmente adv
- Japanese: まっすぐ上に adv
- Korean: 수직으로 adv
- Norwegian: stående adv
- Polish: pionowo adv
- Brazilian Portuguese: verticalmente adv
- European Spanish:
erguido
adj erguida
- Swedish: upprätt adj
- Thai: ที่ตั้งขึ้น adv
- Turkish: dik adv
- Vietnamese: thẳng đứng adv
Usage examples
She was swaying like a reed bed in a sea breeze, but she was upright.
Val McDermid, THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)The finding puts upright posture at the base of the human family tree.
New Scientist (2004)Not far from the trailhead lies a wreath, with two ski poles stuck upright in the snow.
Globe and Mail (2003)David Larmour's header from Stephen Collier's centre flashed past the far upright.
Sun, News of the World (2000)The husband is settling down to sleep but the wife is sitting bolt upright and saying, `You go to sleep.
Dorothy Rowe, BEYOND FEAR (2002)
