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Definition upstairs in British English

upstairs adverb

adverb
/ʌpˈsteə(r)z/
1

on an upper level of a building with stairs

Example

The children are upstairs in bed.

Example

Do you know who lives in the flat upstairs?

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1.1

up a set of stairs to an upper level of a building

Example

I'm going upstairs for a siesta.

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Definition upstairs in British English