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verb · irregular · transitive · rare

brace up

brace up · braces up · braced up · bracing up

To strengthen with bracing materialTo strengthen with bracing material.

» Sandy had braces to hold up his trousers.

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To strengthen with bracing material.
(intransitive)To become more optimistic.
(ambitransitive)To strengthen (oneself), become stronger or more resilient.

More definitions

make secure underneath

Examples

1 sentences

Sandy had braces to hold up his trousers.
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Forms

braces up, bracing up, braced up, braced up

Base form	brace up · to brace up
3rd person singular	braces up
Present participle	bracing up
Past simple	braced up
Past participle	braced up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	brace up
he, she, it	braces up

Past simpleLesson

all persons

braced up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have braced up
he, she, it	has braced up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will brace up

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

make secure underneath:undergird

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

bozo braA2 brace braceletB1 bracketB2

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