What have you been up to Meaning in English

expression

US

WUHT hav YOO bin up TOO

UK

WOT hav YOO been up TOO

Definition

A friendly question used to ask someone what activities or things they have been doing recently, especially after not seeing them for a while.

Usage & Nuances

Very informal and conversational; typically used among friends, family, or close colleagues. Common as a greeting after time apart, not for formal settings. Often shortened to "What've you been up to?" or "Been up to much?" and can be answered with general activities or news.

• Spanish: ¿Qué has estado haciendo? - ¿En qué has estado?
• Portuguese (BR): O que você tem feito? - O que andou fazendo?
• Portuguese (PT): O que tens andado a fazer? - O que tens feito?
• Chinese (Simplified): 你最近在做什么？
• Chinese (Traditional): 你最近在做什麼？
• Hindi: तुम क्या कर रहे थे? - क्या कर रहे हो?
• Arabic: ماذا كنت تفعل؟ - ماذا كنت مشغولاً به؟
• Bengali: কি করছো - কেমন চলছে - কী নিয়ে ব্যস্ত ছিলে
• Russian: чем занимался - что делал - как поживаешь
• Japanese: 最近どうしてた - 最近何してた
• Vietnamese: dạo này bạn làm gì - dạo này thế nào
• Korean: 요즘 뭐 하고 지냈어 - 뭐 하고 있었어
• Turkish: ne yaptın - neler yaptın
• Urdu: کیا کر رہے تھے - کیا مصروفیات تھیں
• Indonesian: sedang sibuk apa - akhir-akhir ini ngapain

Example Sentences

What have you been up to lately?

basic

Long time no see! What have you been up to?

basic

Hey! What have you been up to after graduation?

basic

So, what have you been up to these days? Anything exciting?

natural

I'm curious, what have you been up to since we last met?

natural

Honestly, what have you been up to? We haven't caught up in ages!

natural