power up

1. (transitive)To turn the electrical power on to a device as a precondition to making it operational.

   Every morning he powered up his electronic devices, even before making coffee.

2. (intransitive)To become ready for operation as a result of the provision of electrical power.

   The office systems power up automatically at 7:30am on workdays.

1. It takes will power to give up smoking.

   ruБросить курить требует силы воли. — Ooneykcall

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2. This car has enough power to go up the mountain easily.

   deDieses Auto hat genug Leistung, um leicht den Berg hinaufzukommen. — Tamy

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3. I memorized the powers of two up to twenty-four.

   ruЯ помню наизусть все степени двойки вплоть до двадцать четвёртой. — Ooneykcall

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4. If you pick up this power-up, you will deal quadruple damage.

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• power upTo turn the electrical power on to a device as a precondition to making it operational.
• power offTo turn off, to cut the power to.
• power onTo turn on (an electrical device).
• power downTo switch off (something electrical).
• power aheadTo become stronger; to gather momentum; to increase in energy; to become more successful.