woman up
To begin to behave responsibly, courageously, or bothTo begin to behave responsibly, courageously, or both.
» Suddenly, a young woman stood up.
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1 sensesTo begin to behave responsibly, courageously, or both.
Examples
13 sentencesSuddenly, a young woman stood up.
Tom is married to a woman who grew up in Boston.
Tom is married to a woman who grew up in Australia.
Tom is married to a Canadian woman who grew up in Australia.
No woman could measure up to his standard.
deKeine Frau konnte seinen Ansprüchen genügen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
Formed after man up.Formed after man up.
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Forms
womans up, womaning up, womaned up, womaned up| Base form | woman up · to woman up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | womans up |
| Present participle | womaning up |
| Past simple | womaned up / womanned up |
| Past participle | womaned up / womanned up |
irregular
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.