get up

get up

noun

Get up means to stand up or to rise from sitting or lying down. For example, when you get out of bed in the morning, you 'get up'. Or when you are sitting and then stand up, you are 'getting up'.

 

Example

  1. Every morning, I get up at 7 o'clock.
  2. After watching TV, she got up to make some tea.
  3. When the bell rang, all the students got up to leave the classroom.