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upcome.

To ascend, rise; grow up; come up.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To ascend, rise; grow up; come up.

    dialectal · obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

From Middle English upcomen, from Old English ūpcuman (“to come up, arise”), from Proto-Germanic *upp (“up”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to up- + come. Cognate with West Frisian opkomme (“to arise, stand up”), Dutch opkomen (“to come up, ascend, occur”), German aufkommen (“to come up, arise, emerge”), Danish opkomme (“to arise, meet”), Icelandic uppkoma (“an outbreak, appearance, arising”).

noun
  1. An ascent, climb; a way up.

    dialectal · rare
  2. An outward appearance, especially pertaining to the future; a promising aspect or outlook.

    Scotland · dialectal
  3. A comment, saying, expression.

    Scotland · dialectal
  4. The final or decisive point; result, outcome.

    Scotland · dialectal
  5. One's upbringing, development from childhood to adulthood.

    Scotland · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English upcomen, from Old English ūpcuman (“to come up, arise”), from Proto-Germanic *upp (“up”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to up- + come. Cognate with West Frisian opkomme (“to arise, stand up”), Dutch opkomen (“to come up, ascend, occur”), German aufkommen (“to come up, arise, emerge”), Danish opkomme (“to arise, meet”), Icelandic uppkoma (“an outbreak, appearance, arising”).

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