Meaning

4 senses
  1. (intransitive)To commit an error, make a mistake.

    make an error

  2. (transitive)To cause (someone) to commit an error, trick into a mistake.

  3. (intransitive)To fall or stumble.

    Bein stellen

    cause to stumble

  4. (transitive)To cause (someone) to fall or stumble.

Examples

16 sentences
  1. He always tries to trip people up.

    ruОн всегда пытается сбить людей с толку.

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  2. You always like to trip me up, don't you?

    ruТебе нравится меня запутывать, да?

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  3. Did the trip live up to your expectations?

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  4. Where did you trip them up?

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  5. A shoe too large trips one up.

    deIn einem zu großen Schuh stolpert man.

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cause to fall or stumble:

Forms

trips up, tripping up, tripped up, tripped up
Base formtrip up · to trip up
3rd person singulartrips up
Present participletripping up
Past simpletripped up
Past participletripped up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytrip up
he, she, ittrips up

Past simpleLesson

all personstripped up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave tripped up
he, she, ithas tripped up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill trip up

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedtrip-up

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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