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Phrasal Verbs With 'Up'
to bottle up
[werkwoord]

to suppress emotions, desires, or impulses instead of expressing them

opkroppen, inhouden

opkroppen, inhouden

Ex: He tends bottle up his anger until it becomes overwhelming .
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to catch up on
[werkwoord]

to complete or do something that one could not do earlier, often because of a busy schedule

inhalen, bijwerken

inhalen, bijwerken

Ex: After the conference , caught up on the industry news .
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to finish up
[werkwoord]

to complete a task or activity thoroughly and entirely

afmaken, afronden

afmaken, afronden

Ex: I need finish up my work before I can join you for lunch .
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to give up
[werkwoord]

to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties

opgeven, stoppen met proberen

opgeven, stoppen met proberen

Ex: Dogive up now ; you ’re almost there .
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to give up on
[werkwoord]

to stop believing that something is possible or achievable

opgeven, afzien van

opgeven, afzien van

Ex: It 's essential not give up on your goals , even when faced with obstacles .
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to hang up
[werkwoord]

to end a phone call by breaking the connection

ophangen, in de haak leggen

ophangen, in de haak leggen

Ex: It 's impolite hang up on someone without saying goodbye .
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to hold up
[werkwoord]

to delay the progress of something

vertraging veroorzaken, ophouden

vertraging veroorzaken, ophouden

Ex: The traffic held up the morning commute for hours .
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to keep up
[werkwoord]

to preserve something at a consistently high standard, price, or level

onderhouden, in stand houden

onderhouden, in stand houden

Ex: The company managed keep up its commitment to quality despite market fluctuations .
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to pull up
[werkwoord]

(of a vehicle) to come to a stop

stoppen, aanrijden

stoppen, aanrijden

Ex: Just as I was thinking of leaving , her pulled up outside the cafe .
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to seize up
[werkwoord]

(of a machine or system) to stop working because its parts have become stuck or jammed

vastlopen, stokken

vastlopen, stokken

Ex: The old printer seizes up when it 's trying to print multiple pages at once .
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to wind up
[werkwoord]

to bring something to a conclusion or resolution, often in a way that was unexpected or unplanned

afsluiten, tot een einde brengen

afsluiten, tot een einde brengen

Ex: We need wind up the discussion and make a decision .
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to wrap up
[werkwoord]

to complete a meeting, task, agreement, etc.

afronden, afsluiten

afronden, afsluiten

Ex: It 's time wrap up the project and present the final results .
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to yield up
[werkwoord]

to surrender, typically under pressure or force applied by external factors

opgeven, afstaan

opgeven, afstaan

Ex: Economic challenges forced the small business owner yield up control of the company .
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