What is the meaning of Upto?

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What it the actual meaning of  Upto? I often hear the sentences like "What you are upto?" But I could not understand the actual meaning. Can you please tell?

Ivanhr · Accepted Answer

It's up to, not upto.

The meaning is similar to saying "What are you occupied with now" or "What's keeping you busy these days".

Samadaslam · Answer

Thanks. But what I guessed every time when said to me that what is my level untill now. Is it right too?

Ivanhr · Answer

samadaslamThanks. But what I guessed every time when said to me that what is my level untill now. Is it right too?

Sorry, but I'm not sure what you mean.

Anonymous · Answer

It's possible, in the right context, but I'd expect to hear:

What level are you up to?
What number are you up to?
What chapter are you up to?

When you ask a question like yours, you need to supply the context. When do you hear the question? Where are you? What are you doing.? Who's asking you? If not, we can only guess at the meaning.

The Linguist

Samadaslam · Answer

I meant that when ever I was said that word i.e. up to or the sentence "what you are up to?", I always guessed from the context that it mean what is my level of career etc etc. Now hope you get what i wanted to say.
Thanks and Regards

BarbaraPA · Answer

Hi samadaslam,

If someone says "What are you up to?" thet are NOT asking how far you have advanced in your career, your salary level, etc.

"What are you up to?" can mean "What are you doing?"

A: Kids, my gosh, look at this mess in here! Whatever are you up to? = What have you been doing that has made such a mess.

If someone says "What have you been up to?" it just a greeting and simple request for information on how/what you've been doing. You could think of it as meaning "How have you been passing the time? Are you well? etc."

A: Bob, geez, I haven't seen you in months. What have you been up to?

B: Oh, not much. Same old stuff, you know. Working, John's soccer team... I did get a nice garden in this year, though. How about you?

A: Work has been crazy, but it's fine. Mary started a new job. It's all good.

IF you are playing a video game, and someone says "What are you up to?" then it would mean "what level have you achieved in this game?"

Samadaslam · Answer

Wow...  Thanks for such detailed and purely relevent answer. You given so many examples with different contexts that now I am completely clear what does it actually mean. Thank you so much Grammar Greek. So nice of you.

BarbaraPA · Answer

Just to either make your more confused or more enlightened (I"m not sure which):

"Hey, what's up?" is a common, informal, and friendly greeting in the US.

Almost always, the answer will be "Not much. You?" (or "Same old, same old. You?" -- Or something neutral. "What's up?" is not actually looking for information. It's just friendly, like "How are you?" where we don't really want to hear about your sore knee, your daughter's allergies, your wife's migraines, etc.)

Anonymous · Answer

hi all when someone ask u what you are upto..????? its simply means tht he wants to know what are you doing...????

CalifJim · Answer

Anonymous When ... what you are up to.. ... does it simply mean that he wants to know what are you doing...????

No. That is said as "What have you been up to?" It asks what someone has been doing during some time when you have not seen them.

"What are you up to?" tends to indicate suspicion. It's like saying, "I think you are scheming to do some mischief (if you haven't already begun to do some mischief). What is it?"

CJ

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Hi samadaslam,

If someone says "What are you up to?" thet are NOT asking how far you have advanced in your career, your salary level, etc.

"What are you up to?" can mean "What are you doing?"

A: Kids, my gosh, look at this mess in here! Whatever are you up to? = What have you been doing that has made such a mess.

If someone says "Wha

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