Meaning

2 senses

  1. (informal, transitive)To send a package or letter by UPS, or a competitor.

  2. (nonstandard, transitive)To connect a device to an uninterruptible power supply.

    If you don't want to lose all your data when the power goes out, you should UPS your computer.

Forms

UPSes, UPSing, UPSed, UPSed

regular · Lesson

Base formUPS · to UPS
3rd person singularUPSes
Present participleUPSing
Past simpleUPSed
Past participleUPSed

Tenses

UPS · UPSed · will UPS · have UPSed

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyUPS
he, she, itUPSes

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave UPSed
he, she, ithas UPSed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill UPS

Past simpleLesson

all personsUPSed

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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