up the stairs meaning

Definition of up the stairs

1. on a floor above
   • they lived upstairs

   Synonyms: upstairs, on a higher floor

up the stairs in a sentence

• He called his father as he went up the stairs.
• I'm out of breath after running up the stairs.
• He darted into the hall and up the stairs.
• He ran up the stairs breathing very hard.
• Would you mind carrying it up the stairs for me?

How to pronounce up the stairs

up the stairs is pronounced /ʌp ðə stɛəz/ in British English and /ʌp ðə stɛrz/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.