Work up meaning
Work up is a phrasal verb that means to gradually develop a strong emotion or physical condition.
- Past simple
- worked up
- Past participle
- worked up
- -ing form
- working up
What work up means
B2
To gradually develop a strong emotion or physical condition
We worked up an appetite during the long walk.
Similar phrasal verbs
With work: work out, work against/for someone, work at, work off, work on, work over, work through, work up to.
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 work up mean?
To gradually develop a strong emotion or physical condition.
What is the past tense of work up?
Worked 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.
