aufrecht

Meaning

  1. upright, erect, tall
  2. yet present, not yet brought to fall
  3. (figuratively) unbowed, brave, resolute
  4. (figuratively) straightforward, honest, trustworthy

Concepts

upright

straight

erect

direct

square

vertical

straightforward

directly

standing

straight ahead

upstanding

faithful

loyal

right

right angle

right hand

staunch

true

trusty

vertically

aimed

completely

independently

uprightly

endwise

just

steep

tall

erectly

rightly

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaʊ̯fˌʁɛçt/
Etymology

From Middle High German ūfreht, from Old High German ūfreht. Analyzable as auf + recht. Compare Dutch oprecht, English upright.

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