top up
To refill somethingTo refill (or recharge) something.
» I can't top up my phone.
Ich kann mein Handyguthaben nicht aufladen.
Meaning
5 senses(ambitransitive)To refill (or recharge) something.
I shall top up with petrol before the long trip.
Please top up the tank tonight.
To refill (or recharge) something.
(ambitransitive, idiomatic)To add to a balance in an account (e.g., mobile payment, debit card, bank account).
I shall top up the mobile phone at the supermarket.
Users can top up their wallet balance and start sending and receiving money between mobile phones.
aufladen, aufstocken
попо́внювати рахунокpopóvnjuvaty raxunok, попо́внити рахунокpopóvnyty raxunok
(UK, ambitransitive)To refill a drink.
The waitress topped up my coffee every few minutes.
(ambitransitive)To add to a number or amount, to bring something up to a certain level.
(ambitransitive, slang)To have sex (with).
We had dinner, went back to her place, and started topping up.
Examples
11 sentencesI can't top up my phone.
deIch kann mein Handyguthaben nicht aufladen.
Shall I top your glass up?
deSoll ich dir nachschenken?
Shall I top up your glass?
deSoll ich dir nachschenken?
Mary still uses a top-up card to put credit on her phone.
Shall I top you up?
deSoll ich dir nachschenken?
Translations
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Forms
tops up, topping up, topped up, topped up| Base form | top up · to top up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tops up |
| Present participle | topping up |
| Past simple | topped up |
| Past participle | topped up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 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