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How to pronounce upper
Say it like this: /ˈʌpɚ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does upper mean?
adjAt a higher physical position, level, rank or order.
Situated on higher ground, further inland, more upstream, or more northerly.
Younger, more recent.
nounA stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.
Anything that cheers one up.
The upper portion of something.
“These lines, GH and PC, are cut when the outline of the upper is cut out.”
verbTo fix an upper onto a shoe.
To raise.
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