verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

pull up stakes

pull up stakes · pulls up stakes · pulled up stakes · pulling up stakes

залишити, залишати, покинути

оставить, оставлять, покинуть

die Zelte abbrechen

To prepare to move one's habitation, especially rapidlyTo prepare to move one's (usually temporary) habitation, especially rapidly.

Meaning

1 senses

(idiomatic)To prepare to move one's (usually temporary) habitation, especially rapidly.
They just pulled up stakes and left.
die Zelte abbrechen

More definitions

remove oneself from an association with or participation in

Translations

2 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

prepare to move one's habitation:

Forms

pulls up stakes, pulling up stakes, pulled up stakes, pulled up stakes

Base form	pull up stakes · to pull up stakes
3rd person singular	pulls up stakes
Present participle	pulling up stakes
Past simple	pulled up stakes
Past participle	pulled up stakes

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	pull up stakes
he, she, it	pulls up stakes

Past simpleLesson

all persons

pulled up stakes

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have pulled up stakes
he, she, it	has pulled up stakes

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will pull up stakes

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

remove oneself from an association with or participation in:leave depart

Word family

1 related words

Relatedup sticks

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle