UP TO


Meaning of UP TO in English

I. phrasal

1. : capable of performing or dealing with

feels up to the task

2. : engaged in

what is he up to

3. : being the responsibility of

it's up to me

II. preposition

Date: 13th century

1. — used as a function word to indicate extension as far as a specified place

sank up to his knees in the mud

2. — used as a function word to indicate a limit or boundary

up to 50,000 copies a month

worked up to the last minute

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.