bump up
To increase something suddenlyTo increase something suddenly.
» He was bumped up from the third grade to the fourth.
Meaning
6 senses(idiomatic, transitive)To increase something suddenly.
увели́чиватьuvelíčivatʹ, повыша́тьpovyšátʹ
increase or raise
(idiomatic, transitive)To promote a person to a higher grade.
повыша́тьpovyšátʹ
(idiomatic, transitive)To give a more prominent place to; to advance position in queue.
(idiomatic, intransitive)To bump into something; to collide with something.
It bumps up on the wall here.
(idiomatic, intransitive)To figuratively collide with something; to come into conflict over something.
The legalization movement bumped up against political realities.
The program is bumping up on its fiscal cap.
(transitive)To transfer (recorded footage) from a narrower to a wider tape format.
Examples
1 sentencesHe was bumped up from the third grade to the fourth.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
bumps up, bumping up, bumped up, bumped up| Base form | bump up · to bump up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bumps up |
| Present participle | bumping up |
| Past simple | bumped up |
| Past participle | bumped up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons 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