get up
No objectThis 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
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