Ogromno fraznih glagolov se veže s predlogom UP. Spodnji seznam bo predstavil pomen nekaterih najpogostejših.
- Blew up
Pomen: eksplodirati
Primer: The car blew up after it crashed into the wall.
- Back up
Pomen: pomakniti se nazaj
Primer: You can back up another two feet or so.
- Back up
Pomen: podpreti nekoga oz nekaj
Primer: The rebels backed up their demands with threats.
- Break up
Pomen: raziti se
Primer: Eva and her boyfriend broke up last week.
- Bring up
Pomen: vzgajati
Primer: They brough their children up to be responsible adults.
- Bring up
Pomen: omeniti nekaj
Primer: Bring it up at the meeting!
- Build up
Pomen: razširiti, povečati se
Primer: We have built up the business over the years and it now employs over 20 people.
- Build up
Pomen: ojačati, okrepiti
Primer: It’s important to build your muscle strength up over time.
- Burn up
Pomen: zgoreti
Primer: The spacecraft burned up as it entered the earth’s atmosphere.
- Burn up
Pomen: razjeziti
Primer: The way he treats me really burns me up.
- Burn up
Pomen: imeti temperaturo
Primer: You’re burning up—have you seen a doctor?
- Call up
Pomen: telefonirati
Primer: I’m going to call up and cancel my subscription.
- Call up
Pomen: prinesti nazaj
Primer: The smell of the sea called up memories of her childhood.
- Catch up
Pomen: dohiteti
Primer: Go on ahead. I’ll catch up with you.
- Catch up
Pomen: ujeti nekoga v dosežkih oz. napredku
Primer: After missing a term through illness he had to work hard to catch up with the others.
- Catch up
Pomen: nadoknaditi
Primer: Recently, I’ve had a lot of science homework. This weekend, I need to catch up on my reading for English class.
- Check up
Pomen: preverjati, nadzirati
Primer: My parents are always checking upon me.
- Check up
Pomen: pridobiti informacije o resničnosti nečesa
Primer: I need to check up on a few things before I can decide.
- Cheer up
Pomen: razveseliti nekoga ali sebe
Primer: Can you cheer Tim up?
- Chop up
Pomen: razrezati
Primer: Can you chop up some carrots for me?
- Come up
Pomen: zgoditi se nepričakovano
Primer: I’m afraid I can’t make the meeting tomorrow. Something has come up.”
- Draw up
Pomen: pripraviti pisni dokument
Primer: They agreed to draw up a formal agreement.
- Draw up
Pomen: pripeljati se do nečesa in ustaviti
Primer: The cab drew up outside the house.
- Divide up
Pomen: razdeliti
Primer: We can divide up the commission among the sales staff.
- Divide up
Pomen: na silo zvišati ceno ali stroške
Primer: The uncertainty in the markets is dividing up labour costs.
- Do up
Pomen: pripeti, zapeti
Primer: Do you know how to do up your seat belt?
- Do up
Pomen: obnoviti
Primer: He makes money by buying old houses and doing them up.
- Dress up
Pomen: nadeti kostum, masko
Primer: He dressed up as a pirate, for the party.
- Dress up
Pomen: obleči se elegantno
Primer: There’s no need to dress up—come as you are.
- Eat up
Pomen: pojesti vse, kar vam je bilo dano
Primer: If you eat up all your vegetables, you can have dessert.
- End up
Pomen: v končni fazi (nazadnje) se le odločiti za nekaj
Primer: We ended up going to the theatre instead of the gallery.
- Fix up
Pomen: popraviti, obnoviti
Primer: They fixed up the house before they moved in.
- Get up
Pomen: vstati iz postelje
Primer: I got up early this morning and went for a walk.
- Give up
Pomen: prenehati z neči, dvigniti roke od nečesa
Primer: Time to give up!
- Go up
Pomen: povišati se, narasti
Primer: The price of gas went up in March.
- Grow up
Pomen: odrasti
Primer: I’m 18, I’m a grown-up now!
- Heat up
Pomen: zagreti
Primer: I’ll heat the soup up for lunch.
- Hurry up
Pomen: pohiteti
Primer: Could you please hurry up?!
- Keep up
Pomen: vztrajati v nečem z istim tempom
Primer: Slow down! I can’t keep up.
- Liven up
Pomen: poživiti
Primer: Let’s liven this party up with a game.
- Look up
Pomen: poiskati
Primer: Did you look up the telephone number of the restaurant?
- Make up
Pomen: izmisliti si nekaj, lagati
Primer: Don’t believe everything she tells you. She likes making up stories.
- Meet up
Pomen: srečati se
Primer: What time should we meet up on Wednesday?
- Open up
Pomen: razgovoriti se, odpreti se
Primer: She hates to open up and discuss her feelings.
- Pass up
Pomen: zamuditi, zapraviti
Primer: We can’t pass up this chance of increasing productivity.
- Pick up
Pomen: izboljšati se čez čas
Primer: My health has picked up over the past few days.
- Put up
Pomen: dvigniti, povišati
Primer: We’ll have to put our prices up to compete.
- Set up
Pomen: urediti
Primer: I’ll help you set up for the party as soon as I get home.
- Show up
Pomen: prispeti
Primer: You can rely on Jim to show up on time.
- Speak up
Pomen: govoriti glasneje
Primer: You need to speak up for people to understand you.
- Speed up
Pomen: pospešiti
Primer: He quickly sped up to sixty miles an hour.
- Stand up
Pomen: vstati se
Primer: There were no seats left so I had to stand up.
- Start up
Pomen: začeti
Primer: They’ve started up a new division in Southern Europe.
- Take up
Pomen: začeti
Primer: Have you taken up any new hobbies lately?
- Turn up
Pomen: zvišati glasnost
Primer: I like to turn the stereo up when nobody is home.
- Warm up
Pomen: pogreti
Primer: I’ll warm this soup up for lunch.
- Write up
Pomen: zapisati, zabeležiti
Primer: It’ll take him at least a week to write up his findings.
