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. — marafon
deWir stellten uns in die Warteschlange für den Bus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We queued up to get tickets for the concert.
ruМы встали в очередь за билетами на концерт. — Hellerick
deWir standen Schlange, um Karten für das Konzert zu bekommen. — samueldora
He had to queue up at the ticket window.
deEr musste sich am Fahrkartenschalter anstellen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He had to queue up at the ticket counter.
deEr musste sich am Fahrkartenschalter anstellen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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