Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To start a computer using its bootstrap procedure.

  2. (intransitive)To start, using its bootstrap procedure.

    It takes a couple of minutes for the computer to boot up.

  3. (transitive)To start a computer program or a recording of a movie, show or song.

    Then you should boot up your word processor.

  4. (ambitransitive, broadly, figuratively)To start up, to bootstrap (any process, especially a business).

    They believe they now have enough capital to boot up and stay alive until sales revenue begins.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. My computer no longer boots up.

    Мій комп'ютер більше не завантажується.

    deMein Rechner fährt nicht mehr hoch.

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  2. My computer doesn't boot up anymore.

    Мій комп'ютер перестав завантажуватися.

    ruУ меня компьютер перестал загружаться.

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  3. My computer crashed and now it won't boot up.

    ruМой компьютер отключился и теперь не хочет загружаться.

    deMein Rechner ist abgestürzt und fährt nun nicht mehr hoch.

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  4. My computer won't boot up.

    ruМой компьютер не загружается.

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  5. One there combs his bead, another wipes off sweat, another cleans his winter shoes or boots, another belches up garlick.

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

boots up, booting up, booted up, booted up
Base formboot up · to boot up
3rd person singularboots up
Present participlebooting up
Past simplebooted up
Past participlebooted up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyboot up
he, she, itboots up

Past simpleLesson

all personsbooted up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave booted up
he, she, ithas booted up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill boot up

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Derivedbootup

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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