Meaning

1 senses

  1. (informal)To fit a microphone and transmitter to (a person). Usually for television performers, or for police informers.

    You will have to be miked up at least ten minutes before we go on air.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Mike walked up to the boy.

    ruМайк подошел к мальчику. — afyodor

    deMike ging auf den Jungen zu. — Zaghawa

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  2. Everyone but Mike showed up at the party.

    deAußer Mike haben sich alle auf der Feier sehen lassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. As usual, Mike turned up on time. He's very punctual.

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Forms

mikes up, miked up, miked up, miked up
Base formmike up · to mike up
3rd person singularmikes up
Present participlemiked up
Past simplemiked up
Past participlemiked up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymike up
he, she, itmikes up

Past simpleLesson

all personsmiked up

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill mike up

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
migrationB2migratorymikemikomildB1mildew
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