pile up
To form a pile, stack, or heapTo form a pile, stack, or heap.
» Bills are starting to pile up.
Счета начинают накапливаться.
Рахунки починають накопичуватися.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To form a pile, stack, or heap.
The kids piled up their boots and coats by the back door.
stapeln
нагроможда́тьnagromoždátʹ, нагромозди́тьnagromozdítʹ, нака́пливатьnakáplivatʹ
(idiomatic, intransitive)To collect or accumulate, as a backlog.
The requests piled up while she was away.
нака́пливатьсяnakáplivatʹsja, накопи́тьсяnakopítʹsja
(intransitive)To sustain a motor vehicle accident; to crash.
- arrange into piles or stacks
- increase in amount by collecting or gathering
- get or gather together
Examples
41 sentencesBills are starting to pile up.
Рахунки починають накопичуватися. — deniko
ruСчета начинают накапливаться. — Balamax
The bags were piled up behind him.
Tom piled everything up in the center of the room.
deTom warf in der Mitte des Zimmers alles auf einen Haufen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom usually lets dirty dishes pile up for a week, then he washes them.
ruТом обычно неделю скапливает грязную посуду и только потом её моет. — odexed
Misfortunes pile up.
Нещастя накопичуються. — deniko
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Forms
piles up, piling up, piled up, piled upPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
21 synonyms- arrange into piles or stacks:heap upstack up
- increase in amount by collecting or gathering:accumulatecumulateconglomerategatheramass
- get or gather together:roll upcollectaccumulateamasscompilehoard
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
4 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