Meaning

8 senses
  1. To give in; to give up; to leave in defeat.

    Our last batter just struck out. Time to pack it up, boys.

    einpacken, den Geist aufgeben, sich aufhängen

  2. To clear away and place into storage.

    wegpacken

  3. To put back together.

    zusammenpacken

  4. To move one’s residence.

    After 5 months in Madrid, I've decided it is time to pack up.

    (seine Sachen) packen

  5. To prepare for shipping, as a gift.

    Pack up the crates.

    verpacken, einwickeln, einschlagen

  6. To put into bags to prepare to move.

    einpacken

    собира́тьсяsobirátʹsja, собра́тьсяsobrátʹsja, упако́выватьсяupakóvyvatʹsja

  7. (informal)To break, to cease to function.

  8. (intransitive, transitive)To fill a pipe with cannabis for smoking.

    Ralph, it's your turn to pack up the bowl.

    The bong is already packed up.

Examples

166 sentences
  1. Tom just packed up and left.

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  2. Pack up and prepare to leave.

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  3. We might as well pack up.

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  4. Tom started to pack up his stuff.

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  5. Tom packed up his things and left.

    ruТом собрал вещи и ушёл.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to put things in bags and prepare to move:
Deutsch
By meaning 7
to give in:
to break down (machine):
to clear away and place into storage:
to put back together:
to move one's residence:
to prepare for shipping:
to prepare as a gift:

Forms

packs up, packing up, packed up, packed up
Base formpack up · to pack up
3rd person singularpacks up
Present participlepacking up
Past simplepacked up
Past participlepacked up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypack up
he, she, itpacks up

Past simpleLesson

all personspacked up

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pack up

Phrasal verbs

6 phrasal verbs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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