save up
To accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditureTo accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure.
» Tom saved up three hundred dollars.
Tom hat dreihundert Dollar gespart.
Том сэкономил триста долларов.
Том накопичив триста доларів.
Meaning
1 sensesTo accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure.
I'm saving up my tips for a new guitar.
She knows she must save up for college.
zusammensparen
копи́тьkopítʹ, накопи́тьnakopítʹ, скопи́тьskopítʹ
accumulate money for future use
Examples
101 sentencesTom saved up three hundred dollars.
Том накопичив триста доларів.
ruТом сэкономил триста долларов.
deTom hat dreihundert Dollar gespart.
I've got some money saved up.
What are you saving up for?
ruНа что ты откладываешь деньги?
deWofür sparst du?
I've saved up a little money.
He's saving up to go to college.
deEr spart, um auf die Universität gehen zu können.
Translations
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Forms
saves up, saving up, saved up, saved upPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
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