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English verb: move up | |||
| 1. | move up (motion) move to a better position in life or to a better job | ||
| Samples | She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue move up | ||
| Synonyms | ascend, rise | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| 2. | move up (motion) move upward | ||
| Samples | The fog lifted. The smoke arose from the forest fire. The mist uprose from the meadows. | ||
| Synonyms | arise, come up, go up, lift, rise, uprise | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ascend, bubble, chandelle, climb, climb up, come up, go up, go up, mount, rise, rocket, scend, skyrocket, soar, soar up, soar upwards, steam, surge, surge, uplift, uprise, zoom | ||
| Antonyms | come down, descend, go down, fall | ||
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