getup
or get-up
noun Informal.
Origin of getup
Words nearby getup
Definition for get up (2 of 3)
Definition for get up (3 of 3)
Origin of get
1SYNONYMS FOR get
usage note for get
In British English got is the regular past participle of get, and gotten survives only in a few set phrases, such as ill-gotten gains. In American English gotten, although occasionally criticized, is an alternative standard past participle in most senses, especially in the senses “to receive” or “to acquire”: I have gotten (or got ) all that I ever hoped for.
Have or has got in the sense “must” has been in use since the early 19th century; often the have or has is contracted: You've got to carry your passport at all times. The use of have (or has ) got in the sense of “to possess” goes back to the 15th century; it is also frequently contracted: She's got a master's degree in biology. These uses are occasionally criticized as redundant on the grounds that have alone expresses the meaning adequately, but they are well established and fully standard in all varieties of speech and writing. In some contexts in American English, substituting gotten for got produces a change in meaning: She's got ( possesses ) a new job. She's gotten ( has aquired ) a new job. He's got to ( must ) attend the wedding. He's gotten to ( has been allowed or enabled to ) attend. The children have got ( are suffering from ) the measles. The children have gotten ( have caught ) the measles. The use of got without have or has to mean “must” ( I got to buy a new suit ) is characteristic of the most relaxed, informal speech and does not occur in edited writing except in representations of speech. Gotta is a pronunciation spelling representing this use.
pronunciation note for get
OTHER WORDS FROM get
get·ta·ble, get·a·ble, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for get up (1 of 3)
verb (mainly adverb)
noun get-up
British Dictionary definitions for get up (2 of 3)
abbreviation for
British Dictionary definitions for get up (3 of 3)
verb gets, getting, got (ɡɒt) or got or esp US gotten (mainly tr)
noun
Derived forms of get
getable or gettable, adjectiveWord Origin for get
usage for get
Idioms and Phrases with get up (1 of 2)
Arise from bed; also, sit or stand up. For example, Once I get up and have coffee, I'm ready to work. One of Irving Berlin's earliest hit songs was “Oh! How I hate to Get Up in the Morning” (1918). [Mid-1300s]
Ascend, mount, as in I hate to get up on a ladder. [First half of 1500s]
Create or organize, as in She got up the petition against zoning. [Late 1500s]
Dress or adorn, as in She plans to get herself up in a bizarre outfit. This usage is most often put in the form of the past participle (got up), as in The wedding albums were got up with ruffles and lace. [Late 1700s]
Draw on, create in oneself, as in I finally got up the nerve to quit, or Joe got up his courage and told the boss he was leaving. [Early 1800s] Also see get someone's back up; also see the subsequent idioms beginning with get up.