Meaning
1 sensesTo approach or move toward a target little by little, or furtively.
The charity fund edged up toward its goal as more and more people donated.
It was almost too dark to see, but I edged up to the light-switch and turned it on.
More definitions
- push one's way into (a space)
Examples
1 sentencesA wino edges up to you and asks for money to buy a sandwich and a cup of coffee.
Forms
edges up, edging up, edged up, edged upPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- push one's way into (a space):edge in
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 dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.