Phrasal Verbs with Up with the meaning first Flashcards
To add a group of numbers together until you reach a final sum
Add up
To say that something (usually traffic or an order) was obstructed or delayed
“Traffic was starting to back up in both directions”.
Back up
Support or help someone
“The rebels backed up their demands”
Back up
Cause to move backwards
“You can back up two feet or so”
Back up
To explode
“When the students mixed the wrong chemicals together, the experiment blew up”.
To blow up
When you separate from your boyfriend or girlfriend
Break up or split up
When the weather improves, or when your mood improves
“It rained all week, but on Saturday the weather finally brightened up”.
Brighten up
Look after a child until it grows up, usually children
“They brough their children up to be responsible adults”.
Bring up
To introduce a new topic in a conversation or discussion
“The boss said that if the employees had questions, they could bring them up in the meeting”.
Bring up
Make a business bigger, to develop contacts or a presence in the market
“We have built up the business over the years and it now employs over 20 people”.
Build up
Increase over time
“It’s important to build your muscle strength up over time”.
Build up
Destroy something completely with fire
“The spacecraft burned up as it entered the earth’s atmosphere”.
Burn up
Make somebody very angry
“The way he treats me really burns me up”
Burn up
Telephone
1-“I’m going to call up and cancel my subscription”. 2-“The smell of the sea called up memories of her childhood”.
Call up
Bring back to your mind
“The smell of the sea called up memories of her childhood”
Call up
To reach the same level or standard as somebody who was better or more advanced
“After missing a term through illness he had to work hard to catch up with the others”
Catch up
Reach somebody who’s in front of you
“Go on ahead. I’ll catch up with you”.
Catch up
To do something that you have not been able to do recently
“Recently, I’ve had a lot of cience homework. This weekendI need to catch up on my reading for English Class”.
Catch up
Obtain information about somebody or something to find out if something is true or correct
“I need to check-up on a few things before I can decide”.
Check-up
To make sure that somebody is doing what they should be doing
“I need to check-up on a few things before I can decide”
Check-up
To feel better or to make someone feel better
“Susannah was in a bad mood, but she cheered up after spending time with her friends”.
Cheer up
To chew something until it breaks into smaller pieces
Chew up
Cut into small pieces
“Can you chop up some carrots for me?”
Chop up
To clean a house (or another physical space, like an office or school) until it is extremely clean
Clean up
Something happens unexpectedly
“I’m afraid I can’t make the meeting tomorrow. Something has come up.”
Come up
To laugh so hard it hurts. Almost like you feel you are going to break!
Crack up
To cut something into pieces
“The teacher cut up some paper to play a game with his class”.
Cut up
To remove something from the ground that has been buried or planted
“You need to dig up that plant and move it”
Dig up
Used when we find hidden information or facts by searching carefully
“They found my Facebook page and dug up a 20-years old photo of me holding a beer”
Dig up
Distribute
“We can divide up the commission among the sales staff”
Divide up
Force up prices or costs
“The uncertainty in the markets is dividing labors costs”
Divide up
Repair and decorate a house, etc.
“He makes money by buying old houses and doing them up”.
Do up
Arrange hair so that it’s tight or fastened close
Do up
Fasten up
“Do you know how to do up your seat belt?”
Do up
If a vehicle draws up, it arrives and stops
“The cab drew up outside the house”.
Draw up
Prepare a written document
“They agreed to draw up a formal agreement”.
Draw up
If a vehicle draws up, it arrives and stops
“The cab drew up outside the house”.
Draw up
To invent a new plan or an idea by using a lot of imagination
“The police can’t just dream up a reason to arrest them”.
Dream up
To wear a fancy dress, a costume to disguise yourself
“He dressed up as a pirate, for the party”
Dress up
Put on clothes
“There’s no need to dress up—come as you are”.
Dress up
To drink until your glass is empty
Drink up
To become completely dry
Dry up
To eat until your plate is empty
Eat up
Repair
“They fixed up the house before they move in”.
Fix up
To wash your face, brush your teeth and change your clothes, usually when you get back from work or school
“My mom and dad like to freshen up after they get back from the office”.
Freshen up
To wake up and get out of bed
“I usually get up ap 6am”
Get up
To stop trying; to quit somenthing
“Learning the piano is very difficult, but I’m not going to give up”
Give up
To become an adult
Grow up
To put down the phone
“After I hung up the phone, I realized I had forgotten to say something”.
Hang up
To warm something until it is hot
Heat up
To cause a delay, to make someone late or to stop something from happening
“My train was held up”
Hold up
When it stops raining, snowing or when someone stops doing something annoying
“The rain finally let up at about 2pm”
Let up
To look for information until it appears
“Google is a great tool for looking up information”.
Look up
When we try to find a particular piece of information in a dictionary or on the internet
Look up
“I looked up the meaning of the expression”
1-to put on lipstick, blush and other cosmetics; 2- invent, lie about something
1-“Have you finished making yourself up?” 2-“She likes making up stories”.
Make up
When two or more people come together
“I have to go now, but I’ll meet up with you later”.
Meet up
To stop keeping a secret and finally tell the truth
“I knew Linda was keeping a secret; After I asked her about it a few times, she finally owned up”.
Own up
To stop working; usually used for technology
“My speakers have been playing up recently. I’m not sure what’s wrong with them”.
Play up
To rip something into pieces
Rip up or tear up
To keep money for something in the future
She is saving up all her money to buy a new car next year”
Save up
To start a new business, to prepare my new business
Set up
To arrive or appear somewhere
“What time are you going to show up/turn up at the party?”
Show up
To sit straight and not slouch
“Teachers often need to remind their students to sit up in their chairs”.
Sit up
Speak louder
Speak up
To become faster or increase in speed
Speed up
1-used when we want to make something more interesting or more exciting; 2-when we want to give food more flavor by adding spices
1-“They’re looking for ways to spice up their sex life”. 2-“Growing herbs is an easy way to spice up your meals”.
Spice up
To stop sitting and stand on your feet
“When the subway is crowded, you often need to stand up”.
Stand up
To describe something in a very positive way, exaggerating the good qualities
“Jeff really talks up that restaurant. I hope it’s as good as he says”.
Talk up
To join two people or groups together to work on a project or a goal
“You can team up with another colleague if you want”.
Team up
To increase intentionally and in a bad way
“That boy is always stirring up trouble in class”.
Stir up
To lie or create a falsehood (untruth)
Trump up
To increase the volume of something
“When the subway is crowded, you often need to stand up” “Can you turn up the music? It’s not loud enough”.
Turn up
To use all of something so that there is none left
Use up
To make something warmer
“The morning sun warmed up the room”.
Warm up
Back up
Support or help someone
Back up
Support or help someone
Put on clothes
Dress up
