Use up meaning
Use up is a phrasal verb that means to consume every remaining item or amount in a supply.
- Past simple
- used up
- Past participle
- used up
- -ing form
- using up
What use up means
B2
To consume every remaining item or amount in a supply
We used up the last of the paint.
Similar phrasal verbs
With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up.
Common questions
What does use up mean?
To consume every remaining item or amount in a supply.
What is the past tense of use up?
Used up, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
