upstairs

[US]/ˌʌpˈsteəz/
[UK]/ˌʌpˈsterz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. on a higher floor of a building
adj. located on a higher level of a building

Phrases & Collocations

go upstairs

upstairs room

Example Sentences

Go upstairs and get into your pajamas.

Upstairs is off limits. Capeesh?.

went upstairs to go to bed.

promoted upstairs to management.

We went upstairs to bed.

He is waiting in the upstairs hall.

I went upstairs for my afternoon siesta.

she went upstairs and cried in misery.

an upstairs deck on which you could take a sunbath.

Dad came upstairs and whaled me.

The couple in the flat upstairs are always at it hammer and tongs.

The downstairs rooms are not as quiet as the upstairs ones.

He went upstairs and knocked at the door.

The bedrooms are upstairs and the dining-room is downstairs.

I heard sounds of raucous laughter upstairs.

he went upstairs to change out of his good suit.

Real-world Examples

I laid a suit out for you upstairs.

Source: House of Cards

Hey, should I take these robes upstairs?

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

" Want to come upstairs and practise? "

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Sirius was upstairs trying to tend to him.'

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" Then take her upstairs next time" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

And laughing like a maniac, he dragged Harry back upstairs.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

When did you take the milk upstairs? '

Source: "Love and Money" Simplified Version

Oh shoot! I left them upstairs. - Oh.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

" Now there's water upstairs? " he cried.

Source: Crazy Element City

Or you can bring the Book upstairs.

Source: The Devil Wears Prada

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