From Middle English up to, from Old English up tō.
Meanings
(uncommon) Willing, interested in.
I'm feeling very up to it all of a sudden. 2010, Risa Bear, Homecomings, page 189:
So he seemed very contradictory to me. I semi gathered that he loved her before she turned pretty but seemed up to debate, but it is interesting 2025 August 28, thetrashcompact, “I have never watched tsitp, but I think I have a good grasp of the show.”, in reddit, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026:
As soon as I feel somewhat up to it, I hope to do his portrait. 2012, Vincent Van Gogh, Masters of Art - Vincent Van Gogh (Illustrated), Delphi Classics:
Oh, Mr. Anderson, I'll be very up to it. 2008, G.N. Huyser, Chautauqua, page 24:
Oh, I am very up to it, thank you 2012, John Wilcox, The War of the Dragon Lady: A Thrilling Tale of Adventure and Heroism, Allison & Busby:
From Middle English up to, from Old English up tō.
Meanings
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up, to.
Go up to the counter and ask.
But the little old woman walked up to Dorothy, made a low bow and said, in a sweet voice, “You are welcome, most noble Sorceress, to the land of the Munchkins.[…]” 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “The Council with The Munchkins”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC, page 21:
She went up to the third floor.
Capable, ready or equipped, having sufficient material preconditions for, possibly willpower (at a particular moment).
Are you up to the challenge?
Are you up to lifting something that heavy?
to feel up to it
Capable, ready or equipped, having sufficient material preconditions for, possibly willpower (at a particular moment). ▸ Willing, interested in
Are you up to going to the beach?
As much as; no more than (also with of).
You can make up to five copies.
Violators may face a fine of up to $300.
Until.
Up to that point, I liked her.
I've read up to chapter 5.
Within the responsibility of, to be attributed to the sphere of influence of, having someone or something as authoritative in.
It’s up to you whether to get the blue one or the red one.
It's up to the prosecution to prove that the defendant is guilty.
Doing, involved in.
to be up to
What are you up to today?
I have no idea what they've been getting up to while we've been away.
Doing, involved in. ▸ Devising, scheming (planning something mischievous or inappropriate).
What are you kids up to with all that toilet paper?
He looked like a man up to no good.
Considering all members of an equivalence class the same.
There’s only one rooted tree with two leaves, up to ordering.
(archaic, slang) Familiar with the meaning of; able to understand.
“Oh,” said Mr. Pickwick. “My what, did you say?”
“Your chummage ticket,” replied Mr. Roker; “you’re up to that?”
“Not quite,” replied Mr. Pickwick, with a smile.
“Why,” said Mr. Roker, “it’s as plain as Salisbury. You’ll have a chummage ticket upon twenty-seven in the third, and them as is in the room will be your chums.” 1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “Illustrative, like the preceding one, of the old Proverb, that Adversity brings a Man acquainted with strange Bed-fellows. Likewise containing Mr. Pickwick’s extraordinary and startling announcement to Mr. Samuel Weller.”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC, page 447:
(qualifier:Eton College) Taught by; in the class of.
I was up to Mr. Luxmoore, who was to be a lifelong friend. The last days of my last half were like a dream. I was hardly conscious of the reality of things, and I did not yet fully realise that my Eton life was coming to an end […] 2022, Maurice Baring, The Puppet Show of Memory:
I was up to Mr. Wayte, and, although he was a fairly easy and by no means strict master, […] 1899, Alfred Lubbock, Robin Lubbock, Memories of Eton and Etonians, page 62:
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