get up

No object

This verb takes no object at all.

How to say it

Stress the particle, not the verb: get UP. Saying “GET up” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.

The /t/ flaps. Between vowels, American /t/ and /d/ both become a quick tap, so “get up” comes out as “ge-dup” — closer to a fast D than a T.

What it means

  1. To rise from bed, or to stand up.

    • I get up at six most mornings.
    • He got up and offered her his chair.

    Similar: rise, stand

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