snap up
To buy or acquire quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or…To buy or acquire quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.
» The dog snapped up the meat.
Meaning
2 senses(colloquial, transitive)To buy or acquire quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.
sich schnappen
(archaic, colloquial, transitive)To snap at (a person); to speak harshly to.
- get hold of or seize quickly and easily
Examples
4 sentencesThe dog snapped up the meat.
Being a science student, one naturally thinks quickly, so the student snapped up and replied.
The girl snapped up the package and pointed to a little old man standing beside her.
Ziri immediately snapped Rima's hamburger up and praised it.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
snaps up, snapping up, snapped up, snapped up| Base form | snap up · to snap up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | snaps up |
| Present participle | snapping up |
| Past simple | snapped up |
| Past participle | snapped up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- snap upсхопити, схоплюватиTo buy or acquire quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.
- snap backвідрізатиTo recover quickly.
- snap inTo practice aiming, adjusting and firing a rifle with no ammunition
- snap toTo suddenly give someone one's full attention.
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