143 : Phrasal verbs 7 up (1)

   A   

go up / come up / walk up (to ... ) = approach

• A man came up to me in the street and asked me for money.

 

 

catch up (with somebody), catch somebody up = move faster than somebody in front of you so that you reach them

• I'm not ready to go yet. You go on and I'll catch up with you / I'll catch you up.

 

 

keep up (with somebody) = continue at the same speed or level

• You're walking too fast. I can't keep up (with you).
• You're doing well. Keep it up!

 

 

   B   

set up an organisation, a company, a business, a system, a website etc. = start it

• The government has set up a committee to investigate the problem.

 

 

take up a hobby, a sport, an activity etc. = start doing it

• Laura took up photography a few years ago. She takes really good pictures.

 

 

fix up a meeting etc. = arrange it

• We've fixed up a meeting for next Monday.

 

 

   C   

grow up = become an adult

• Ann was born in Hong Kong but grew up in Australia.

 

 

bring up a child = raise, look after a child

• Her parents died when she was a child and she was brought up by her grandparents.

 

 

   D   

clean up / clear up / tidy up something = make it clean, tidy etc.

• Look at this mess! Who's going to tidy up? (or  tidy it up)

 

 

wash up = wash the plates, dishes etc. after a meal

• I hate washing up. (or  I hate doing the washing-up.)

 

 

   E   

end up somewhere, end up doing something etc.

• There was a fight in the street and three men ended up in hospital. (= that's what happened to these men in the end)
• I couldn't find a hotel and ended up sleeping on a bench at the station. (= that's what happened to me in the end)

 

 

give up = stop trying, give something up = stop doing it

• Don't give up. Keep trying!
• Sue got bored with her job and decided to give it up. (= stop doing it)

 

 

make up something, be made up of something

• Children under 16 make up half the population of the city. (= half the population are children under 16)
• Air is made up mainly of nitrogen and oxygen. (= Air consists of ... )

 

 

take up space or time = use space or time

• Most of the space in the room was taken up by a large table.

 

 

turn up / show up = arrive, appear

• We arranged to meet David last night, but he didn't turn up.

 

 

use something up = use all of it so that nothing is left

• I'm going to make some soup. We have a lot of vegetables and I want to use them up.

 

 

 

 

※ fix : 

 

 

fix : 조절하여 고정하다

 

 

 

※ tidy