How to Pronounce "up and down"
expression
ˈəp/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈdaʊn
UHP-ən-DOWN
ˈʌp/ /ˈænd/ /dˈaʊn
UP-ən-DOWN
Definition
Moving first in one direction (up) and then the opposite (down), or describing a repeated motion or change between two opposite points, often vertically.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈəp/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈdaʊn
British English
ˈʌp/ /ˈænd/ /dˈaʊn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
UHP-ən-DOWN
UK
UP-ən-DOWN
Listen in Context
The elevator moves up and down.
She walked up and down the street.
Please jump up and down on one foot.
My weight keeps going up and down.