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up to

/ˈʌp tuː/ UK
/ˈʌp tə/ UK
/ˈʌp tə/ US

Where it comes from

From Middle English up to, from Old English up tō.

preposition

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up, to. She went up to the third floor.
Capable, ready or equipped, having sufficient material preconditions for, possibly willpower (at a particular moment). to feel up to it
Similar: equal
Willing, interested in Are you up to going to the beach?
Similar: equal
As much as; no more than (also with of). You can make up to five copies.
Until. Up to that point, I liked her.
Similar: up until
Within the responsibility of, to be attributed to the sphere of influence of, having someone or something as authoritative in. It’s up to you whether to get the blue one or the red one.
Similar: down to
Doing, involved in. to be up to
Devising, scheming (planning something mischievous or inappropriate). He looked like a man up to no good.
Considering all members of an equivalence class the same. There’s only one rooted tree with two leaves, up to ordering.
Similar: modulo
archaic, slang Familiar with the meaning of; able to understand. “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 ro
Taught by; in the class of. I was up to Mr. Wayte, and, although he was a fairly easy and by no means strict master, […]

adjective more up to · most up to

uncommon Willing, interested in. I'm feeling very up to it all of a sudden.

Translations

Every language

prep 2. capable of

Français	capable de
Deutsch	gewachsen

prep 2. ready for

Русский	готов gotov
Tiếng Việt	sẵn sàng

prep 5. the option or decision of

Español	que le compete a, que se supedita/subordina a, que es cosa/decisión de/suya, que está supeditado/subordinado a
日本語	次第 shidai
中文	由某人決定 /由某人决定 yóumŏurénjuédìng
Português	assistir
Français	à
Deutsch	an jemandem liegen
Tiếng Việt	tùy, tuỳ

prep 3. as much as, no more than

Español	hasta
Português	até
Français	jusqu'à
Deutsch	bis zu
Italiano	fino a
Tiếng Việt	tới, đến, cho đến
עברית	עַד ad

prep 5. the obligation or the duty of

Español	que le compete a
Français	à

prep 6.1. devising, scheming

Español	que trama
Français	fabriquer
Deutsch	sinnen auf
Русский	вытворя́ть vytvorjátʹ, вы́творить výtvoritʹ

prep 7. mathematics: considering all members of an equivalence class the same

Español	salvo
Italiano	a meno di

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@misc{up_to_2026,
  title = {up to},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/up%20to},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}