Meaning

2 senses

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang)To make a mistake, to go wrong.

    You really fouled up this time.

    make a mess of, destroy or ruin

  2. (transitive)To botch; to make a mess of.

    I fouled up question 3 of the exam.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Smokers foul up the air.

    ruКурильщики загрязняют воздух. — Selena777

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Forms

fouls up, fouling up, fouled up, fouled up
Base formfoul up · to foul up
3rd person singularfouls up
Present participlefouling up
Past simplefouled up
Past participlefouled up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfoul up
he, she, itfouls up

Past simpleLesson

all personsfouled up

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill foul up

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

20 synonyms
make a mistake:mess up
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedfoul-up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fosterfoulB2foundB2foundationB1foundational
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