up . set 1 © / .Ap'set/ verb ( up - sets , up - set - ting , up set , has up set )
to make someone feel unhappy or worried You upset Tom when you said he was fat.
to make something change in a way that you do not like The bad weather upset our plans for the weekend.
up • set • ting / |Ap ' setig / adjective making you feel unhappy or worried
The experience was very upsetting for all of us.
up . set 2 Ф / Apset/ adjective
unhappy or worried
The kids were really upset when the dog died.
( HEALTH ) a little sick an upset stomach
up • side down / |Apsaid daun / adverb
with the top part at the bottom The picture is upside down.
Up .StairS Ф / \pstrr// adverb to or on a higher floor of a building I went upstairs to bed.
up • stairs / ' Apsterz / adjective
An upstairs window was open. —ANTONYM downstairs up to date / |Ap ta ' deit / adjective
modern; using new information Is this information up to date? up-to-date equipment
Look at out of date .
up • town / |Ap' taun / adjective, adverb
in or to the parts of a city or town that are away from the center, where people live
She lives uptown, so she has to take the subway to work. —Look at downtown .
up .ward О / xpwoni/
( also up - wards / ' Apwsrdz / ) adverb up; toward a higher place
We climbed upward, toward the top of the mountain. —ANTONYM downward
u • ra • ni • um / yu 'reinism / noun [ noncount ] ( symbol U )
( CHEMISTRY ) a metal that can be used to produce nuclear energy
Uranium is highly radioactive.
ur • ban / srbsn / adjective
( GEOGRAPHY ) connected with a city urban areas
—Look at rural .
urge 1 / srd'j / verb ( urg es , urg - ing , urged )
to try to make someone do something I urged him to stay for dinner.
urge2 / srd3 / noun [ count ]
a strong feeling that you want to do something I had a sudden urge to laugh.
ur • gen • cy / ' srd3snsi / noun [ noncount ]
the need to do something quickly because it is very important
ur .gent Ф / ordpnt/ adjective
so important that you must do it or answer it quickly Is your message urgent? ► ur • gent • ly / ' srd3sntli / adverb I must see you urgently.
u • ri • nate / ' yursneit / verb ( u - ri - nates , u - ri - nat - ing , u - ri - nat - ed )
( formal )
( BIOLOGY ) to pass urine from the body
u • rine / ' yurin / noun [ noncount ]
( BIOLOGY ) the waste liquid that passes from your body when you use the toilet
URL / |yu ar ' el / abbreviation
( COMPUTERS ) the address of a website What's the URL for that website?
U.S.A. / | yu es ei /
short for United States of America
U.S. / |yu ' es / short for United States
the smallest state in the U.S. the U.S. dollar
us • a • ble / yuzsbl / adjective
in good enough condition to be used
My old bike is a little rusty, but it's still usable.
us • age / 'yusid3 / noun
[ noncount ] the way that something is used; the amount that something is used
Internet usage
[ count, noncount ] ( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) the way
that words are normally used in a language
USB / | yu es bi / abbreviation ( COMPUTERS ) the
system for connecting other pieces of equipment to a computer
You'll need a USB cable to connect your cell phone to the computer.
US © / ss ; as / pronoun [ plural ]
me and another person or other people; me and you She invited us to dinner. Come with us.
USB flash drive / | yu es bi flref draiv / ( also flash drive ) noun [ count ]
