up to

See also: upto

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʌp tuː/, /ˈʌp tə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈʌp tə/

Preposition

up to

Next to; near; towards; as far as.
Go up to the counter and ask.
I've read up to chapter 5.
Capable of.
Are you up to lifting something that heavy?
Ready for.
Are you up to the challenge?
Willing to participate in.
Are you up to going to the beach?
As much as; no more than.
You can make up to five copies.
Until.
Up to that point, I liked her.
For the option or decision of.
It’s up to you whether to get the blue one or the red one.
Synonym: down to
Doing; involved in.
What are you up to today?
He looked like a man up to no good.
Incumbent upon; the obligation of; the duty of.
It's up to the prosecution to prove that the defendant is guilty.
(mathematics) Considering all members of an equivalence class the same.
There’s only one rooted tree with two leaves, up to ordering.
Within the authority or jurisdiction of.
(archaic, slang) Familiar with the meaning of; able to understand.
- 1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, chapter XLII, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, OCLC 28228280:
  ‘Oh,’ said Mr. Pickwick. ‘My what, did you say?’
  ‘Your chummage ticket,’ replied Mr. Roker; ‘you’re up to that?’
  ‘Not quite,’ replied Mr. Pickwick, with a smile.
  ‘Why,’ said Mr. Roker, ‘it’s as plain as Salisbury. You’ll have a chummage ticket upon twenty-seven in the third, and them as is in the room will be your chums.’

Adjective

up to (not comparable)

maximum of.
Violators may face a fine of up to $300.

Synonyms

(in mathematics): modulo

Derived terms

be up to
get up to
up to no good
up to something

Translations

against, next to, near, towards

Arabic: إِلَى‎ (ar) (ʾilā), لِـ‎ (ar) (li-)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 到 (zh) (dào), 至 (zh) (zhì)
Czech: až k
Dutch: tot aan, naar (nl)
Esperanto: ĝis (eo)
Finnish: -lle (fi) (physically), luo (fi) (physically), luokse (fi) (physically), viereen (fi) (physically), asti (fi), saakka (fi)
French: à (fr), jusqu'à (fr)
Galician: ata (gl), deica
German: bis zu
Hindi: ... तक (hi) (... tak)
Hungarian: -hoz/-hez/-höz, -ig (hu)
Irish: go dtí
Latin: ad (la)
Portuguese: até (pt)
Russian: до (ru) (do), к (ru) (k), вплоть до (ru) (vplotʹ do)
Spanish: a (es), hacia (es), hasta (es)
Swedish: fram (sv) till (sv)
Ukrainian: аж до (až do)
Urdu: ... تک‎ (... tak)

capable of

Dutch: ^{(please verify)} bereid (nl), ^{(please verify)} in (nl) ^{(please verify)} staat (nl)
Finnish: kykenevä (fi), pystyvä (fi)
French: capable (fr) de (fr)
German: gewachsen (de)
Hungarian: képes (hu)
Swedish: i stånd, förmögen till

ready for

Finnish: valmis (fi)
Hungarian: készen áll
Russian: готов (ru) (gotov)
Swedish: beredd (sv)
Vietnamese: sẵn sàng (vi)

as much as, no more than

Aymara: -kama
Danish: indtil, op til
Dutch: tot (nl), tot en met, t/m (nl)
Finnish: enintään (fi), peräti (fi), korkeintaan (fi)
French: jusqu'à (fr)
Hebrew: עַד‎ (he) (ad)
Hungarian: legfeljebb (hu), maximum (hu)
Irish: suas le
Italian: fino a
Latin: tenus, ad (la)
Portuguese: até (pt)
Quechua: -kama
Spanish: hasta (es)
Swedish: upp till, som mest (sv)
Tocharian B: eṃṣke
Vietnamese: tới (vi), đến (vi), cho đến
West Frisian: oant, oant en mei

the option or decision of

Czech: záležet na někom
Dutch: aan (nl)
Finnish: olla jostakusta kiinni
French: à (fr)
Hungarian: függ (hu), múlik (hu), áll (hu)
Japanese: 次第 (ja) (shidai)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: opp til
Nynorsk: opp til
Portuguese: assistir (pt)
Spanish: estar por la labor
Swedish: upp till
Vietnamese: tùy (vi), tuỳ (vi)

the obligation or the duty of

Finnish: olla tehtävänä, olla velvollisuutena
French: à (fr)
Hungarian: dolga, feladata
Maori: riro mā, riro nā

doing; involved in

Dutch: ^{(please verify)} bezig (nl) ^{(please verify)} met (nl)
Finnish: puuhata (fi)
Hungarian: sántikál (hu)
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} vad har du för dig?

mathematics: considering all members of an equivalence class the same

Dutch: op ... na
Italian: a meno di
Polish: z dokładnością do (pl)
Spanish: salvo (es)

Anagrams

pout, puto, tupo