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Phrasal Verbs Using 'Up' /

Reaching or Elevating

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to end up
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to land up
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to lead up to
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to lift up
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to pick up
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to pull up
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to push up
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to swell up
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to turn up
to end up
To end up
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/ˈɛnd ˈʌp/
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to eventually reach or find oneself in a particular place, situation, or condition, often unexpectedly or as a result of circumstances

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Despite careful planning, we somehow ended up getting lost in the unfamiliar city.
I didn't intend to buy anything, but I ended up leaving the store with a bag full of items.

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
end
phrase's particle
up
to land up
To land up
[ Verb ]
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/lˈænd ˈʌp/

to reach a particular situation or place, often unexpectedly

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
land
phrase's particle
up
to lead up to
To lead up to
[ Verb ]
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/lˈiːd ˈʌp tuː/

to come before and play a part in causing a particular result or event

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
lead
phrase's particle
up to
to lift up
To lift up
[ Verb ]
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/lˈɪft ˈʌp/

to take someone or something and move them upward

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
lift
phrase's particle
up
to pick up
To pick up
[ Verb ]
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/ˈpɪk ˈʌp/

to take and lift something or someone up

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pick
phrase's particle
up
to pull up
To pull up
[ Verb ]
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/pˈʊl ˈʌp/

to lift or position something or someone upward

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pull
phrase's particle
up
to push up
To push up
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/pˈʊʃ ˈʌp/

to move something in an upward direction

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Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
push
phrase's particle
up
to swell up
To swell up
[ Verb ]
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/swˈɛl ˈʌp/

to get bigger abnormally, often due to inflammation or fluid accumulation

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
swell
phrase's particle
up
to turn up
To turn up
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/ˈtɝn ˈʌp/

to unexpectedly appear or be found

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
turn
phrase's particle
up

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