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gets up

VERB

mount; get out of bed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awake awaken climb stand

WEAK

arise ascend increase move up pile out rise rise and shine roll out scale spring out turn out uprise upspring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deaden go to sleep

Example Sentences

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She loves to show off her cooking skills on Instagram, where she projects an image of an approachable leader who gets up early on Sundays to bake fresh bread for her family.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

As soon as the coach has got his new instructions across the goalkeeper gets up.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

One of my best friends said, “Bill, you know, the way you should live your life is pretend you’re dead. Your best friend gets up at your funeral. What do you want them to say?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

To improve her mental health, she’s adjusted her approach and now gets up during the week at 7 a.m. so she has two hours to mentally and physically prepare herself for the day.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

Anastasia gets up and says, “May I?” before sitting beside me.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper