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UP TO
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the requisite qualities for
Example:
the work isn't up to the standard I require
Synonyms:
adequate to; capable; equal to; up to
Classified under:
Similar:
adequate; equal (having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Busy or occupied with
Example:
up to no good
Classified under:
Similar:
busy (actively or fully engaged or occupied)
Context examples:
Her influence, or at least the consciousness and use of it, originated in an act of kindness by Susan, which, after many hesitations of delicacy, she at last worked herself up to.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
His companions came up to assist him, and by the light of their lantern they found that he had fallen on the body of a man, who was to all appearance dead.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
It contains up to four conserved cysteines.
(Cysteine-Rich Domain, NCI Thesaurus)
Amplification of the CYP2D6 gene (up to 12 copies) produces the CYP2D6*2N allele.
(CYP2D6*2N Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Because of the risk of recurrence, patients are monitored for up to 5 years after disease remission.
(Tumor DNA in Blood Reveals Lymphoma Progression, NIH)
There’s likely a reason you are meeting—it’s up to you to discover that reason.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
A majority of the men who had witnessed the making of the bet decided in his favor, whereat the odds went up to three to one against Buck.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
This could not be true, because up to then he had understood it perfectly; at least, he answered my questions exactly as if he did.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Values up to 30 times higher than those found among the general population were reached.
(Babies in neonatal intensive care units are exposed to harmful chemical substances found in plastic, University of Granada)
The king thought something had happened to his dear huntsman, ran up to him, wanted to help him, and drew his glove off.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
