How to pronounce“upright”in English
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Definitions of “upright”
Vertical; erect.
“Fab[ell]: What meanes the tolling of this fatall chime, // O what a trembling horror ſtrikes my hart! // My ſtiffned haire ſtands vpright on my head, // As doe the briſtles of a porcupine.”
In its proper orientation; not overturned.
“My brother didn't get angry when his son knocked over the lamp; he simply called the boy over and helped him set it upright again.”
In or into an upright position.
“I was standing upright, waiting for my orders.”
On one's feet (as opposed to in a wheelchair).
“Amputee hockey is played upright.”