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uptown

adv. place
B1 Intermediate US //ˈəpˈtaʊn// UK //ˈʌptaʊn// up·town

adv. towards or in the part of a city that is away from the center, often where people live in nicer houses.

adv. towards or in the residential or more affluent part of a city, typically situated away from the central business district. Often functions as a directional modifier for verbs of motion.


SIMPLE

We are going uptown to see a show tonight.

CONTEXTUAL

After working in the crowded city center all day, she enjoys the quiet commute uptown to her apartment.

COMPLEX

The city's expansion shifted the cultural weight further uptown, where new galleries and theaters began to outshine the aging establishments of the historic downtown core.

Antonyms
Usage

Can function as an adverb of place or an adjective; when used as an adverb, it does not require a preposition like 'to'.

Pitfall

I am going to uptownI am going uptownLike 'home' or 'downtown', 'uptown' acts as a directional adverb and does not need the preposition 'to'.

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