“Be up to” vs “Be up for”

what you up to have you ever been asked
this question does it mean more than one
thing
and what about up for what does that
mean what the hell English yep today
we’re looking at be up to something and
be up for something what’s the
difference and all the different
meanings first we’ll start with be up to
that has like three million three and a
half meetings actually and let’s start
with the first one so this is the first
meaning of be up to imagine a girlfriend
calling her boyfriend asking him what
are you up to and he’s just saying I’m
playing xbox what is she asking him
she’s asking him what are you doing so
this is the first meaning of up to it
means what are you doing
it’s be up to so what are you up to what
is he/she it up to now as an answer it’s
wrong if you use it in a positive way
for example I’m up to playing xbox we
wouldn’t say that however in a negative
or a question it’s okay
as a negative it’s fine so he could say
I’m not up to much again it just means
I’m not doing much now the big thing
with up to is it could have the feeling
of suspicion so for example when she
says what are you up to it could sound
happy friendly that’s fine but it could
sound like this maybe she’s suspicious
what are you doing why aren’t you with
me hmm
what are you up to it’s a bit more
suspicious so be careful how you say it
and also how you receive it usually it’s
not suspicious but for example if
someone’s suspicious of some activity
they could say hmm I think they’re up to
something
they could say I think they’re doing
something but to give the feeling of
suspicion they’d say I think
they are up to something that’s one
meaning
here’s another key let’s imagine it’s a
business setting
and let’s imagine that she has asked him
to do some difficult project difficult
task it’s a difficult task but she
thinks he’s good enough don’t worry he’s
thinking I don’t think I’m good enough
to do this something like that and she
wants to say look don’t worry
everything’s good you’re good enough
she’d say don’t worry you’re definitely
up to it so in this case up to means
good enough she could say don’t worry I
think you’re good enough but this is
English phrasal verbs are more common so
she says don’t worry you’re definitely
up to it you’re definitely up to the
challenge the task the job so it usually
collocates with something difficult
you’re up to the challenge up to the
task
up to the job the third meaning of up
two is very similar to this one but it’s
not about skill or talent so for example
she wants to go running and he wants to
say I’m feeling sick I’m not really up
to it in this case he means I’m not well
enough my health is not good
I feel sick so in this case it’s not if
you’re good enough you’re talented
enough it’s about if you’re well enough
this one can be used as a question for
example oh I know you have a cold but
are you up to coming into work today are
you up to coming with me to do blahblah
something like that that’s okay and it
could be used as a positive in answer to
the question are you up to it yeah I’m
up – it’s fine I feel a bit sick but I’m
up to it another meaning of up – is this
for example he asked what do you want to
do tonight and she says I don’t mind you
decide it’s up to you it’s like it’s
your decision you decide so the decision
depends on you it’s up to you it depends
on you so next time if you’re wanting to
plan something and you don’t want to
make the decision tell your friends now
I don’t mind what we do it’s up to you
you decide ok that’s up to but what
about up for be up for that talks about
your enthusiasm for a thing or wanting
to do a thing let’s look at this example
so she’s just told her boyfriend I got
us tickets to Justin Bieber but does he
look excited he’ll know his response to
this is this mmm I’m not really up for
that meaning he’s not enthusiastic about
the idea he doesn’t want to do that
course he doesn’t he’s sensible so when
you don’t really want to do something
you could say I’m not really up for that
or you feel like oh I really want to do
this you can say I’m really up for doing
this remember that for is a preposition
so after this preposition the verb
should be in the ing form so you could
say I’m not really up for doing that
she’s really up for seeing Justin Bieber
because she’s crazy he is not really up
for Justin Bieber because he’s normal
another example let’s rewind do you
remember these guys he said what do you
want to do tonight he could have said
what are you up for doing tonight or
shorter what’s you up for tonight
remembering that up for means want to do
something be enthusiastic about doing
something also remembering that up for
what follows the verb with in up for
eating something up for drinking
something up for going out and again
just remember if you use up two up for
both of them the next verb will be i N
gee so she wants to say I don’t want to
go out she’d say I’m not up for going
out if she wants to say I don’t feel
well enough to go out she’d say I’m not
up to going out that’s the difference
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they’re both very similar in meaning and
in some context the same but there is a
difference both decide okay you’re my
boyfriend okay you’re my girlfriend you
get together or you get with that path