got 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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Women’s Open hitting fewer greens, yet she got up and down for par 24 times out of 30.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

When I got up to leave, she stopped me and said, “Thank you so much for talking with me this morning.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Sandisk, a memory chip maker, got up to $81 in 2000, then plummeted to below $5 the next year.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

"But no, he just got up, took the acknowledgement of his team-mates. It was remarkable. Bravery and skill. There's everything in that goal."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

When the family paid their bill & got up to leave, I ran over to the table before the busboy came to clear off their plates.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman