Be up Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈbi/, /bi/ /ˈəp

BEE UP

UK

bˈiː/ /ˈʌp

BEE UP

Definition

'Be up' has several meanings: to be awake, to have finished (for time or turns), or to be standing/raised. It often depends on context.

Usage & Nuances

Context is key: 'be up' = awake ('I was up early'), finished ('Time is up!'), or someone's turn ('You're up next!'). Informal; not literal 'upwards'. Watch out: 'What's up?' is a separate greeting.

• Spanish: estar despierto - haber terminado - estar en pie
• Portuguese (BR): estar acordado - ter terminado - estar de pé
• Portuguese (PT): estar acordado - ter terminado - estar de pé
• Chinese (Simplified): 醒着 - 结束了 - 在上面
• Chinese (Traditional): 醒著 - 結束了 - 在上面
• Hindi: जागना - समाप्त होना - ऊपर होना
• Arabic: استيقظ - انتهى - فوق
• Bengali: জাগা - শেষ হওয়া - পালা আসা
• Russian: не спать - истёк (время) - твоя очередь
• Japanese: 起きている - 終わった - 順番が来ている
• Vietnamese: thức - kết thúc - đến lượt
• Korean: 깨어 있다 - 끝나다 - 차례가 되다
• Turkish: uyanık olmak - süresi dolmak - sırası gelmek
• Urdu: جاگنا - ختم ہونا - باری آنا
• Indonesian: terjaga - selesai - giliran

Example Sentences

I was up until midnight studying.

basic

Time is up! Please stop writing.

basic

You are up next for the presentation.

basic

Are the kids still up or did they go to bed?

natural

If anything strange is up, let me know right away.

natural

My internet connection is up again after the outage.

natural