USE UP – Phrasal Verb
Meaning of the English Phrasal Verb
USE UP
English teaching for English Language Learners (ELL) who are learning English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as an Additional Language (EAL)
use up something
use something up
Definition:
completely finish, so that there is none left
Examples:
1. I can’t find any more butter. Did you use it all up?
2. Why don’t you use up some of your leftover wool and knit a scarf?
3. Be sure to use up the tomatoes before they go bad.
| present – | USE UP |
| present participle – | USING UP |
| past – | USED UP |
| past participle – | USED UP |
