steam up
To become steamyTo become steamy.
» My glasses get steamed up whenever I eat ramen.
Meine Brille beschlägt immer, wenn ich Ramen essen.
Meaning
5 sensesTo become steamy.
To become coated with condensation.
The bathroom mirror steamed up when he opened the shower door.
(transitive)To bring (a steam boiler) up to working steam pressure: to build up a head of steam inside (a boiler).
It takes about an hour to steam up the locomotive.
(intransitive)To build up a head of steam.
Engine 99 had been steaming up since 21:00.
(transitive)To cook by steaming.
I'll steam up a bunch of dumplings.
Examples
10 sentencesMy glasses get steamed up whenever I eat ramen.
deMeine Brille beschlägt immer, wenn ich Ramen essen. — Waldelfe
When I wear a mask, my glasses get steamed up.
Don't get steamed up.
The windows will steam up if you do that.
Your glasses are all steamed up.
deDeine Brille ist ganz beschlagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
steams up, steaming up, steamed up, steamed up| Base form | steam up · to steam up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | steams up |
| Present participle | steaming up |
| Past simple | steamed up |
| Past participle | steamed up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons 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