SAVE UP
To save up something (or save something up) is to keep money so that you have enough to buy something in the future.
Examples of use:
- We are saving up for a house.
- You will have to save up if you want to buy that expensive car.
- He saved up for a year for a new motorbike.
- She saved her allowance up to buy a ticket to see her favourite band.
infinitive | save up |
present simple | save up and saves up |
-ing form | saving up |
past simple | saved up |
past participle | saved up |
Practise your English and write a sentence using this phrasal verb. Think of a suitable response to this statement using the phrasal verb save up.
6. I would love to buy a new car but I can’t afford it.
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