- get up
(Intransitive)
Meaning: get out of bed
Example: I got up at 6am today for no reason!When I was a child I used to sleep walk. I would get up in the middle of the night and walk around the house until my parents heard me and told me to go back to bed. In the morning I would have no recollection of anything. Once I even sleep walked in a hotel! Have you ever sleep walked?
- Meaning: stand (another phrasal verb: stand up)
Example: Everyone got up when the judge entered the courtroom.Bob Marley says it well: “Get up! Stand up!”