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verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

burst up

burst up · bursts up · burst up · bursting up

To explodeTo explode.

Meaning

2 senses

(colloquial, dated)To explode.
(colloquial, dated)To fail; to go bankrupt.

Forms

bursts up, bursting up, burst up, burst up

Base form	burst up · to burst up
3rd person singular	bursts up
Present participle	bursting up
Past simple	burst up
Past participle	burst up

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	burst up
he, she, it	bursts up

Past simpleLesson

all persons

burst up

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will burst up

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

burrow burstB1 buryA2 busA1

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