Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

up for

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.30 in modern English

Syllables: up- -for
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Willing to participate in; interested in.

prep

Being or due to be evaluated, inspected, judged, considered, sold, etc., in the stated circumstances or by the stated method.

Example Sentences

"Are you up for a trip to the library today?"
"Neither team were up for this third-round replay, their lack of enthusiasm betrayed by 16 changes from the line-ups they used in league combat at the weekend."
"He is up for reelection next year, so he will try to control his image."
"He is up for second degree murder."
"It's still up for debate."
"She put her jewelry up for auction."

Phrases

up for grabs up to down to

Frequently Paired Words

up for grabs up to down to

Questions

What does up for mean?: Willing to participate in; interested in.

How to pronounce up for

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