gå upp — meaning in English

English meaning

• ascend verb To move or climb upward.
• gain verb To get or come to have something, especially something useful or valuable.
• loosen verb To make something less tight, or to become less tight.
• rise verb To move upward or increase.

Senses

gå upp is used for these senses in English:

• ascend (intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
• gain (intransitive) To put on weight.
• get up To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day.
• loosen (transitive) To make loose.
• rise (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.

ascend — full definition

1. verb To move or climb upward.
2. verb To rise to a higher position, rank, or throne.

gain — full definition

1. verb To get or come to have something, especially something useful or valuable.
2. verb To increase in weight, speed, value, or some other measurable quantity.
3. verb To win or come out ahead in a contest or competition.
4. noun An increase, improvement, or something acquired as a benefit.
5. noun In electronics, the amount by which a device amplifies a signal.

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