gang up
To join together, as a gangTo join together, as a gang.
» Tom's classmates ganged up on him.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To join together, as a gang.
- act as an organized group
Examples
15 sentencesTom's classmates ganged up on him.
Don't gang up against your sister.
Why did you all gang up on me?
ruЧто вы все на меня ополчились? — marafon
Why did you all gang up on him?
ruЧто вы все на него ополчились? — marafon
I saw the man get ganged up on.
ruЯ видел, как ополчились против мужчины. — FeuDRenais
deIch bekam mit, wie man sich gegen den Mann verbündete. — Tamy
Forms
gangs up, ganging up, ganged up, ganged up| Base form | gang up · to gang up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gangs up |
| Present participle | ganging up |
| Past simple | ganged up |
| Past participle | ganged up |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- act as an organized group:gang
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.