well up
To gradually or steadily flow upwards or outwards so as to begin to fill or overflow…To gradually or steadily flow upwards or outwards so as to begin to fill or overflow something.
» Well, make up your mind.
Nun, entscheide dich!
Nun, entscheidet euch!
Nun, entscheiden Sie sich!
Ладно, решайся.
Ладно, решайтесь.
Ладно, решай.
Ладно, решайте.
Ну, гаразд, визначайся.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To gradually or steadily flow upwards or outwards so as to begin to fill or overflow something.
Oil was welling up out of the borehole.
As soon as I heard news of his death, tears started to well up in my eyes.
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(broadly, figuratively)To accumulate within one, to the point of overwhelming one.
Emotion welled up inside me.
нахлы́нутьnaxlýnutʹ, напо́лнитьnapólnitʹ
- come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
Examples
52 sentencesWell, make up your mind.
Ну, гаразд, визначайся. — miketheknight
ruЛадно, решайся. — marafon
deNun, entscheide dich! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You may as well give up.
ruМожешь хоть сдаться. — Ooneykcall
deDu kannst genauso gut aufgeben. — Wolf
I might as well give up.
deIch könnte genauso gut aufgeben. — brauchinet
You might as well give up.
We might as well pack up.
Translations
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Forms
wells up, welling up, welled up, welled up| Base form | well up · to well up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | wells up |
| Present participle | welling up |
| Past simple | welled up |
| Past participle | welled up |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things):swell
Lessons 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