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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He resigned immediately, without suggesting that he should cling to office as a “caretaker” while the new government got up and running.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026

Back home, those fans who stayed up late - or got up very early - emerged blinking into the early morning sunshine as they reflected on a result which sees Scotland top their group.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

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

Another lab tech got up quickly and handed him a vomit bag and oxygen mask.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste