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# upstairs

adverb (upstairs); adjective (upstairs — an upstairs room); noun (the upstairs)

«upstairs» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. On or to a higher floor of a building. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#m1)
2. As an adjective, on a higher floor: "the upstairs bathroom". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#m2)
3. As a noun, the upper floor of a house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, bedrooms are often upstairs in a house. In fire safety, you learn the way out from upstairs rooms and to stay low under smoke. In stories, strange noises coming from upstairs can build tension. Phrases: go upstairs, run upstairs, upstairs and downstairs, the people upstairs.

### Examples

- My bedroom is upstairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#x1)
- Go upstairs and brush your teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#x2)
- We heard a thump upstairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#x3)
- The upstairs bathroom is bigger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#x4)
- Carry the basket upstairs carefully, holding the rail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#x5)
- Our neighbours upstairs have a baby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#x6)
- The bus has an upstairs deck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#x7)
- Presently he heard steps coming upstairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/#x8)

### Note

As an adverb do not add "to": "go upstairs", not "go to upstairs". The opposite is "downstairs". Safety: do not run or play on the stairs, and keep them clear of toys. On a double-decker bus, "upstairs" is the top deck.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «upstairs» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«upstairs» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/upstairs.html) on Mova free.