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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

go upstairs en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From the practice of the third umpire having a room with an elevated position.

Meanings

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, upstairs.
  2. (of an umpire) To request a decision by the third umpire (traditionally by making a sign of a TV set with the hands)

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
goes upstairs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
went upstairs Tense=Past lexicographic
gone upstairs Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
going upstairs Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic