be up to

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

be up to

1. (idiomatic) To do or be involved in doing; to do (often something mischievous or inappropriate).

   I saw you hiding in the bushes yesterday. What were you up to?

2. (idiomatic) to depend on, to be the choice of

Translations

to do or be involved in doing

• German: vorhaben (de)
• Spanish: tramar (es)
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• Swedish: ha för sig (sv)

to depend on

• German: hängen (de) von (de)
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• Spanish: depender (es) de (es)

See also

• get up to