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ups

Pronunciation: [/ʌps/]

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ups: meanings and example sentences

Learn how to use ups in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

Context: “direction”

(noun) refers to the upward direction, opposite to downwards. When something goes or points up.

Example

The bird flew ups into the sky.

Example

The arrow points downs, not ups.

Example

Can you see the kite flying ups?

Context: “improvement”

(noun) short for 'upgrade', it refers to an improvement in a situation or condition.

Example

The new software update offers many ups to the user experience.

Example

There were more downs than ups in his presentation.

Example

Do you think this change will bring any ups to our business?

Context: “increase”

(verb) to raise or increase something, like a price or a level. When something goes higher or gets better.

Example

They decided to ups the price due to high demand.

Example

He didn't want to ups the difficulty of the game.

Example

Should we ups the volume a little?

How to pronounce ups

Pronunciation: [/ʌps/]

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