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вверх

Translation of вверх

up

Russian word in Latin letters: vverh / vverkh

Meaning of вверх

Russian

в направлении более высокой точки или уровня

English

toward a higher position

up

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[ˈvfʲerx]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Вверх or наверху?

наверху = up there (a place, not movement)

Don't mix them up. Where something is — наверху; where something moves — вверх.

Спальня наверху.

The bedroom is upstairs.

Птица взлетела вверх.

The bird flew up.

Collocations with вверх

Common Russian phrases grouped by meaning, with example sentences. Green words open their own page.

11 collocations

Going up something

вверх по лестнице
up the stairs

Он быстро побежал вверх по лестнице.

He quickly ran up the stairs.

вверх по течению
upstream

Мы плыли на лодке вверх по течению.

We went upstream by boat.

  • вверх по улицеup the street

Looking and pointing up

смотреть вверх
look up

Дети смотрели вверх на воздушных змеев.

The kids were looking up at the kites.

руки вверх
hands up

Кто хочет добавки, руки вверх!

Hands up if you want seconds!

  • показать пальцем вверхpoint up
  • поднять большой палец вверхgive a thumbs-up

Direction and position

вверх ногами
upside down

Ты повесил картину вверх ногами.

You hung the picture upside down.

вверх и вниз
up and down

Лифт весь вечер ездил вверх и вниз.

The elevator went up and down all evening.

  • снизу вверхfrom bottom to top
  • всё вверх дномa total mess

Words related to вверх

  • верхverkhnoun · top
  • ве́рхнийvérkhniyadjective · upper, top
  • наве́рхnavérkhadverb · up, upstairs (motion)наве́рх = where to; наверху́ = where.
  • наверху́naverkhúadverb · up, upstairs (location)

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  1. Look up!

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    Посмотри вверх!

  2. The balloon went up.

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    Шарик полетел вверх.

вверх synonyms

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What's the difference between вверх and наверх

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🇷🇺Russian
наверх

Up to the top or upstairs

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вверх meaning: what does it mean?

toward a higher position

вверх pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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Look up! Translation: Посмотри вверх!

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