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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 got up and began running but dropped to the snow after nearby hikers screamed at him to stop, fearing the bear could charge again.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 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

"After that, Kayden got up and I think he realised what happened and he ran down to the beach."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Michael got up and went to his closet.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly