upped

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of up.
  up

  adverb

  to, toward, or in a more elevated position.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of up.
  up

  adverb

  to, toward, or in a more elevated position.

Example Sentences

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upped

Pollock added Eddie Hearn to his advisory team earlier this year and the boxing impresario upped the ante by claiming his new client was "a seven-figure player", whose current pay shocked him.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

It upped its cost forecast for gold production by around 10%, forecasting each ounce of gold to cost between $2,380 and $2,500 to produce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Berkshire Hathaway has upped its bet on the U.S. housing market.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Do you feel like you’ve upped the ante —

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Here I've upped it to six or seven, mainly because I'm too lazy to do anything else.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Related Words

• skyward
• upward