upright

Meaning

Adj

1. Vertical; erect.
2. In its proper orientation; not overturned.
3. Greater in height than breadth.
4. (figuratively) Of good morals; practicing ethical values.
5. Having the head approximately at a right angle with the shaft.

Adv

In or into an upright position.

Noun

1. Any vertical part of a structure.
2. Any vertical part of a structure.
3. (slang) Any vertical part of a structure.
4. A word clued by the successive initial, middle, or final letters of the cross-lights in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, informal) Short for upright piano
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, informal) Short for upright arcade game cabinet
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of upright vacuum cleaner.
8. (British, dialectal, obsolete) The tips of the antlers of a young deer.

Verb

To set upright or stand back up (something that has fallen).

Synonyms

honest

erect

straight

vertical

just

perpendicular

standing

straightforward

⬆️

direct

honorable

righteous

fair

sincere

good

👍

truthful

upstanding

moral

vertically

faithful

true

honourable

right

virtuous

loyal

trusty

fair-minded

correct

staunch

lofty

unsloped

even

ethical

candid

square

conscientious

frank

precise

proper

scrupulous

impartial

on end

upright piano

tall

equitable

sportsmanlike

stand-up

trustworthy

regular

holy

post

Translations

aufrecht

droit

recto

honnête

verticale

onesto

gerade

derecho

vertical

vertical

debout

overeind

honrado

diritto

intègre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʌpɹaɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: upright

Inherited from Old English: upriht

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: apgjucht

Cognate with Western Frisian: oprjocht

Cognate with Dutch: oprecht

Cognate with German: aufrecht

Cognate with Swedish: upprätt

Cognate with Icelandic: uppréttur

In summary

From Middle English upright, uppryght, upriht, from Old English upriht (“upright; erect”), from Proto-Germanic *upprehtaz, equivalent to up- + right. Cognate with Saterland Frisian apgjucht (“upright”), West Frisian oprjocht (“upright”), Dutch oprecht (“upright”), German Low German uprecht (“upright”), German aufrecht (“upright”), Swedish upprätt (“upright”), Icelandic uppréttur (“upright”).