augšup

Latvian

Etymology

From augša (“top, upper part”) +‎ -up.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

augšup

1. up, upward

   kāpt augšup ― to climb up

   skātities augšup ― to look up

   lidot augšup ― to fly up

   skriet pa kāpnēm augšup ― to run up the stairs

2. (of rivers) up, upstream, towards the headwaters

   braukt augšup pa upi ― to travel upstream on the river

   upe, pa kuras straumi augšup un lejup peldēja lieli kuģi ― a river on the stream of which big ships went up and down

3. (of the sky) up (toward the zenith)

   pie zilām, skaidrām debesīm iet saule augšup ― the sun goes up the blue, clear sky

   pamalē lien augšup mēness ― at the horizon, the moon crawls up

4. (of events, activities, life) up, upward (making progress, developing)

   strauja, priecīga un bagāta ir mūsu tautas dzīve; tā vienmēr iet augšup ― fast, happy and rich is the life of our people; it is always going up

   pagāja daži gadi; dzīve cēlās augšup un augšup ― several years passed; life rose up and up

Synonyms

• augšā, uz augšu
• (poetic term) sauļup

Antonyms

• lejā, uz leju, lejup
• (rare term) zemup