line up
To align; to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth runningTo align; to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth running.
» Please line up in a row.
Bitte stellen Sie sich in einer Reihe auf.
Meaning
9 senses(idiomatic)To align; to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth running.
(idiomatic, transitive)To put things in a line.
form a line
To put things in a line.
(colloquial, idiomatic, transitive)To shape cocaine powder into one or more lines.
(idiomatic, intransitive)To get into a line; especially, so as to wait one's turn.
выстра́иватьvystráivatʹ, вы́строитьvýstroitʹ, выстра́иватьсяvystráivatʹsja
(idiomatic, intransitive)To start a game in a certain position on the playing field.
sich aufstellen
(idiomatic)To make arrangements for an event.
A number of famous actors and musicians have been lined up for the celebrations.
(idiomatic)To support a group or movement.
(idiomatic, intransitive)To agree or correspond.
(idiomatic)To have switches set so the train is capable of moving along its correct route.
Examples
82 sentencesPlease line up in a row.
deBitte stellen Sie sich in einer Reihe auf. — xtofu80
I asked them to line up.
Tom told the boys to line up.
deTom hieß die Jungen sich in einer Reihe aufstellen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom told the children to line up.
Please line up in order of height.
Translations
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Forms
lines up, lining up, lined up, lined upPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons 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