Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To fasten with a button or buttons.

    Button up your shirt cuff. It has come undone.

    застёгиватьzastjógivatʹ, застегну́тьzastegnútʹ

  2. (intransitive)To fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.

    Button up well. It's freezing outside today.

    застёгиватьсяzastjógivatʹsja, застегну́тьсяzastegnútʹsja

  3. (ambitransitive)To conclude; to finalize; to put the finishing touches (on).

    It's time to button up the meeting.

  4. (US, ergative, slang, transitive)To seal off (a military vehicle or facility).

More definitions
  • refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent

Examples

29 sentences
  1. Tom began to button up his shirt.

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  2. Button up your shirt.

    ruЗастегни свою рубашку.

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  3. Button up your coat.

    ruЗастегните пальто.

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  4. Button your coat up.

    ruЗастегните пальто.

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  5. Button your shirt up.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to fasten with a button or buttons:
to fasten all buttons to keep warm:

Forms

buttons up, buttoning up, buttoned up, buttoned up
Base formbutton up · to button up
3rd person singularbuttons up
Present participlebuttoning up
Past simplebuttoned up
Past participlebuttoned up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybutton up
he, she, itbuttons up

Past simpleLesson

all personsbuttoned up

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill button up

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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