queue up
To queueTo queue (form a line while waiting).
» We queued up for the bus.
Wir stellten uns in die Warteschlange für den Bus.
Мы стояли в очереди на автобус.
Meaning
2 senses(UK, intransitive)To queue (form a line while waiting).
form a queue, form a line, stand in line
(informal, transitive)To enqueue (something): to add (it) to a queue.
Examples
15 sentencesWe queued up for the bus.
ruМы стояли в очереди на автобус.
deWir stellten uns in die Warteschlange für den Bus.
We queued up to get tickets for the concert.
ruМы встали в очередь за билетами на концерт.
deWir standen Schlange, um Karten für das Konzert zu bekommen.
He had to queue up at the ticket window.
deEr musste sich am Fahrkartenschalter anstellen.
He had to queue up at the ticket counter.
deEr musste sich am Fahrkartenschalter anstellen.
I bet everyone was queuing up to get that job.
Translations
1 languagesForms
queues up, queueing up, queued up, queued up| Base form | queue up · to queue up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | queues up |
| Present participle | queueing up |
| Past simple | queued up |
| Past participle | queued up |
irregular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons 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