up to

Meaning

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up, to.
  2. Capable, ready or equipped, having sufficient material preconditions for, possibly willpower (at a particular moment).
  3. As much as; no more than. (also with of)
  4. Until.
  5. Within the responsibility of, to be attributed to the sphere of influence of, having someone or something as authoritative in.
  6. Doing; involved in.
  7. Considering all members of an equivalence class the same.
  8. (slang) Familiar with the meaning of; able to understand.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʌp tuː/
Etymology

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

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