Definition (movement)
- B2
to rise to a standing position
She got up immediately when she saw her friend walk in.
He gets up right after his alarm goes off every morning.
At the end of the movie, the audience got up and applauded.
get up
Related to word: get
Phrasal Verb
Definition (weather)
When the wind gets more intense, it starts to increase in strength.
The wind on the beach got up, and we decided to head back to the hotel.
As the afternoon arrived, the wind got up considerably.
The weather report indicated that the wind would get up significantly tonight.