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up·right

upright

 
 
pronunciation:
uhp raIt
parts of speech:
adjective, adverb
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: When something is upright, it's in a standing position. When a person or animal is upright, they are standing, not sitting or lying down.
After the hurricane, many telephone poles were not upright anymore.The small bear was upright, trying to get at the fruit on the tree.
 
synonyms:
erect, vertical
definition 2: When your back is upright, it means that your back is straight and vertical.
The nurse helped the patient get into an upright position in bed so that he could eat his meal.
synonyms:
erect
similar words:
straight
definition 3: When someone is an upright person, it means that try to live in a good and honest way. They try not to do anything bad according to what they believe in. A religious person who is upright tries not to break the laws of their religion.
Normally Mr. Scott is a very upright person, but this time he lied.
synonyms:
good, honest, straight
antonyms:
corrupt, wicked
similar words:
just, moral, right
 
part of speech: adverb
definition: When you sit upright, you sit up straight with your back in a vertical position. If an animal walks upright, it stands on two feet as it walks.
The teacher told the student to sit upright in his chair.Humans always walk upright.
synonyms:
erectly, straight, up, vertically
derivations: uprightly (adv.), uprightness (n.)
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