badge up
badge up · badges up · badged up · badging up
To earn a badgeTo earn a badge (such as by becoming a police officer).
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To earn a badge (such as by becoming a police officer).
(intransitive)To wear a badge as a marker of identity.
(intransitive)To acquire, bring or wield a badge to use as a marker of identity.
(transitive)To attach badge(s) to (something).
(transitive)To market products with figurative "badges", such as to claim product quality or popularity.
Forms
badges up, badging up, badged up, badged up| Base form | badge up · to badge up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | badges up |
| Present participle | badging up |
| Past simple | badged up |
| Past participle | badged up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbs- badge upTo earn a badge (such as by becoming a police officer).
- badge outTo leave a building by swiping an identification badge; to give up or cause to give up an identification badge when it is no longer needed.
- badge inTo check in to a workplace or restricted area by showing or electronically scanning one's badge.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb