upright

adjectiveB2 · Upper-intermediate

Standing straight up, or honest and good.

Meanings of «upright»

1 · adjective

standing or positioned straight up, vertical

The teacher asked him to sit upright during the lesson.

2 · adjective

honest, moral, and behaving well

Everyone trusted him because he was an upright man.

Similar: honesthonourabledecent

Translation

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«upright» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

going straight up and down

verticalgoing straight up and down, not acrossDraw a vertical line on the page.

uprightin a straight, standing positionPlease keep your seat in an upright position.

erectformalstraight and standing upThe soldier stood erect in front of the flag.

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