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up·start
(ŭp′stärt′)n.
A person of humble origin who attains sudden wealth, power, or importance, especially one made immodest or presumptuous by the change; a parvenu.
adj.
1. Suddenly raised to a position of consequence.
2. Self-important; presumptuous.
intr.v. (ŭp-stärt′) up·start·ed, up·start·ing, up·starts
To spring or start up suddenly.
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upstart
n
1.
a. a person, group, etc, that has risen suddenly to a position of power or wealth
b. (as modifier): an upstart tyrant; an upstart family.
2.
a. an arrogant or presumptuous person
b. (as modifier): his upstart ambition.
vb
(intr) archaic to start up, as in surprise, etc
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up•start
(n., adj. ˈʌpˌstɑrt; v. ʌpˈstɑrt)n.
1. a person who has risen suddenly from a humble position to wealth, power, or importance, esp. one who is presumptuous or arrogant; parvenu.
adj. 2. being, resembling, or characteristic of an upstart.
v.i. 3. to spring into existence or into view.
4. to start up; spring up, as to one's feet.
v.t. 5. to cause to start up.
[1275–1325]
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upstart
Past participle: upstarted
Gerund: upstarting
| Imperative |
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| upstart |
| upstart |
| Present |
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| I upstart |
| you upstart |
| he/she/it upstarts |
| we upstart |
| you upstart |
| they upstart |
| Preterite |
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| I upstarted |
| you upstarted |
| he/she/it upstarted |
| we upstarted |
| you upstarted |
| they upstarted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am upstarting |
| you are upstarting |
| he/she/it is upstarting |
| we are upstarting |
| you are upstarting |
| they are upstarting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have upstarted |
| you have upstarted |
| he/she/it has upstarted |
| we have upstarted |
| you have upstarted |
| they have upstarted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was upstarting |
| you were upstarting |
| he/she/it was upstarting |
| we were upstarting |
| you were upstarting |
| they were upstarting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had upstarted |
| you had upstarted |
| he/she/it had upstarted |
| we had upstarted |
| you had upstarted |
| they had upstarted |
| Future |
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| I will upstart |
| you will upstart |
| he/she/it will upstart |
| we will upstart |
| you will upstart |
| they will upstart |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have upstarted |
| you will have upstarted |
| he/she/it will have upstarted |
| we will have upstarted |
| you will have upstarted |
| they will have upstarted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be upstarting |
| you will be upstarting |
| he/she/it will be upstarting |
| we will be upstarting |
| you will be upstarting |
| they will be upstarting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been upstarting |
| you have been upstarting |
| he/she/it has been upstarting |
| we have been upstarting |
| you have been upstarting |
| they have been upstarting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been upstarting |
| you will have been upstarting |
| he/she/it will have been upstarting |
| we will have been upstarting |
| you will have been upstarting |
| they will have been upstarting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been upstarting |
| you had been upstarting |
| he/she/it had been upstarting |
| we had been upstarting |
| you had been upstarting |
| they had been upstarting |
| Conditional |
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| I would upstart |
| you would upstart |
| he/she/it would upstart |
| we would upstart |
| you would upstart |
| they would upstart |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have upstarted |
| you would have upstarted |
| he/she/it would have upstarted |
| we would have upstarted |
| you would have upstarted |
| they would have upstarted |
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Noun 1. [画像:upstart - an arrogant or presumptuous person]upstart - an arrogant or presumptuous person
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
smart aleck, weisenheimer, wise guy, wiseacre, wisenheimer - an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
2. [画像:upstart - a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class]upstart - a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
social climber, climber - someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
junior - term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male; "look here, junior, it's none of your business"
3. upstart - a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
gymnastic exercise - (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus)
Adj. 1. [画像:upstart - characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position]upstart - characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
pretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"
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upstart
noun social climber, nobody, nouveau riche (French), parvenu, arriviste, non-person, status seeker an upstart who had come from nowhere
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Translations
kariéristapovýšenec
opkomling
újgazdag
uppskafningur
novus homo
išsišokėlis
iznirelis
povýšenec
sonradan görme
upstart
[ˈʌpstɑːt] (pej)A. ADJ
1. (= socially ambitious) → arribista, advenedizo
B. N
1. (= social climber) → arribista mf, advenedizo/a m/f
2. (= arrogant person) → presuntuoso/a m/f
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upstart
[ˈʌpˌstɑːt] n (pej) (in society) → parvenu m inv; (in organization, hierarchy) → ultimo/a arrivato/a che si dà arie d'importanzaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
upstart
(ˈapstaːt) noun a person who has risen quickly to wealth or power but seems to lack dignity or ability. I shall leave the firm if that little upstart becomes manager. verwaarde persoon شَخْص يَرتَفِع إلى السُّلْطَة والثَّروَه بِسُرْعَه парвеню zé-ninguém / novo rico kariérista, povýšenec der Emporkömmling opkomling νεόπλουτος, καιροσκόπος advenedizo, arribista, trepa tõusik تازه به دوران رسیده nousukas parvenu/-ue אָדָם שֶׁעָלָה פִּתאוֹם לִגדוּלָה तुरंत-फुरंत धनवान बनना skorojević újgazdag orang yang cepat maju uppskafningur (nuovo ricco) 成り上がり者 벼락부자 išsišokėlis iznirelis org yg berlagak parvenu oppkomling karierowicz نوى شتمن، نوى بډاى: دنوي بډاى شوى خوى، دنوي شتمن دخوى مربوط zé-ninguém parvenit выскочка karierista, povýšenec, zbohatlík povzpetnik naduvenko uppkomling ผู้ที่ร่ํารวยหรือมีอํานาจอย่างรวดเร็ว sonradan görme 暴發戶 вискочка نو دولتا kẻ mới phất 暴发户,自命不凡者
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