do up
To fasten; to tightenTo fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten (a nut etc.)
» What time do you get up?
Um wie viel Uhr stehst du auf?
Wie spät stehst du auf?
Во сколько ты встаёшь?
Во сколько вы встаёте?
Во сколько часов ты встаёшь?
О котрій годині ти встаєш?
О котрій годині ви встаєте?
Meaning
8 senses(idiomatic, transitive)To fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten (a nut etc.)
I can't do up my shirt. The button is missing.
Help me do up this zipper.
(colloquial, idiomatic, transitive)To redecorate (a room, etc.); to make improvements to (a home or domestic property).
Near-synonyms: fix up, spruce up, vamp up
I'm going to do up the living room next.
(idiomatic, informal, transitive)To execute a task or performance; to execute it well.
This time I'm going to do it up right.
Previously they had cut corners on the dinner menu, but this time they really did it up.
(idiomatic, transitive)To pack together and envelop; to pack up, tie up, or both.
I did up the parcel with string and took it to the post office.
(dated, transitive)To accomplish thoroughly.
(slang)To beat up; to physically assault.
(transitive)To style (someone's hair); (especially) to give someone (i.e., oneself or another) an updo.
(archaic, transitive)To starch and iron.
- wrap for decorative purposes
- use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.
Examples
1555 sentencesWhat time do you get up?
О котрій годині ти встаєш?
ruВо сколько ты встаёшь?
deUm wie viel Uhr stehst du auf?
Why don't you give up smoking?
Чому б тобі не кинути палити?
ruПочему ты не бросишь курить?
deWarum hörst du nicht mit dem Rauchen auf?
Do you get up at six?
Ти встаєш о шостій?
ruТы встаёшь в шесть?
I don't always get up early.
Я не завжди встаю рано.
ruЯ не всегда встаю рано.
deIch stehe nicht immer früh auf.
He didn't turn up after all.
Зрештою, він так і не з'явився.
ruВ итоге он не появился.
Forms
does up, doing up, did up, done upPhrasal verbs
9 phrasal verbs- do inзробити, робитиTo kill or end; to defeat.
- do forзробити, робитиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see do, for.
- do withзайматися, мати справуSynonym of deal with.
- do byкерувати, маніпулюватиTo perform on behalf of someone or with someone in mind; to behave in a manner befitting someone.
- do upTo fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten (a nut etc.)
- do offTo take off (clothing).
- do outTo decorate, tidy, or clean (a place).
- do downTo belittle or intimidate.
Synonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons 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