up to
adverb
uk/ˈʌp ˌtuː/us/ˈʌp ˌtuː/B1
used to say that something is less than orequalto but not more than astatedvalue,number, orlevel:
Up to two hundredpeoplewere onboardtheship.
We canteachdancersup tointermediatelevelhere.
Almost
- a hop, skip, and a jumpidiom
- about
- almost
- as good asidiom
- as much asidiom
- be on the way tosomethingidiom
- going on
- intent
- more
- more or lessidiom
- much
- part
- scant
- sub
- that was close!idiom
- to/for all intents and purposesidiom
- verge
- verge onsomething
- virtual
- way
up to
preposition
uk/ˈʌp ˌtuː/us/ˈʌp ˌtuː/up topreposition(UNTIL)
B1(alsoup until)
until:
Up toyesterday, we had noideawhere thechildwas.
Until a particular moment
- before
- day
- far
- hitherto
- in
- inside
- interim
- meanwhile
- now
- pending
- thus
- till
- time
- to
- to dateidiom
- until
- wait
- yet
up topreposition(RESPONSIBILITY)
be up tosomeone
B1
to be theresponsibilityof someone:
It's up to themanagerto make thefinaldecision.
Duty, obligation and responsibility
- accountable
- answer forsomething
- answerable
- baby
- brother
- domain
- fail
- fiefdom
- gotta
- had better/best dosomethingidiom
- hat
- havesomethingonyourhandsidiom
- pass the buckidiom
- payyourduesidiom
- pigeon
- portfolio
- purview
- remit
- someone'sanswer tosomeone/somethingidiom
- stick
up topreposition(DOING)
be up tosomethingB1informal
to be doing something, often somethingbadorillegal, usuallysecretly:
She's up tono good(= doing somethingbadorforbidden)- you can alwaystellbecause shestaysin herroom.
Helooksverysuspicioushangingaroundoutside- I'msurehe's up tosomething.
Acting and acts
- (your)every moveidiom
- -ation
- act/dosomethingonyourown responsibilityidiom
- activity
- ADL
- agency
- ant
- er
- execution
- exploit
- fait accompli
- feel
- move
- responsibility
- role play
- rot
- step
- step up
- stuff
- talk