Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
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| add up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (total) | komen op, uitkomen op ww + vz |
| | The opposite sides of a die add up to seven. |
| add up to [sth] vtr phrasal 3-part | figurative (indicate, lead to) | inhouden, betekenen overg.ww |
| come up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (reach as high as) | tot aan iets komen frase |
| | | reiken tot ww + vz |
| | Don't worry if you can't swim; the water will only come up to your knees. |
| come up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (meet: standards, expectations) | voldoen aan, beantwoorden aan ww + vz |
| | No matter what he did, he wasn't able to come up to his father's expectations. |
cozy up to [sb] (US),
cosy up to [sb] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (ingratiate yourself) (informeel) | aanpappen met ww+vz |
| | He's trying to get a promotion and has been cosying up to the boss. |
| face up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | colloquial (acknowledge: [sth] unpleasant) | onder ogen zien overg. uitdr. |
| | You need to face up to reality, and deal with the matter swiftly. |
fess up to [sth],
'fess up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | slang, abbreviation (admit) | iets bekennen overg.ww |
hook [sth/sb] up to [sth],
hook [sb/sth] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (connect, attach) | iets aansluiten overg.ww |
| | I had to hire an expert to hook up my computer to the office network. |
| | Ik moest een expert inhuren om mijn computer aan te sluiten op het kantoornetwerk. |
| live up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (be as good as) | iets waarmaken overg.ww |
| | She made every effort to live up to her ideals. |
| look up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (admire and respect [sb]) | naar iemand opkijken woordgr + overg.ww |
| | Ideally, children should look up to their parents. |
| make up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | US, informal (fawn) | in de gunst willen komen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | (fig., informeel) | een wit voetje willen halen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | That guy makes me sick; he's always making up to the boss. |
| round [sth] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (express as next whole number) (getal) | afronden overg.ww |
| | Round the answer up to the nearest 10. |
| snuggle up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | literal (curl up close to) (aankruipen tegen) | ww+vz |
| | Little Bess snuggles up to her favorite teddy bear when she naps. |
| wake up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (become aware of) | tot het besef komen onoverg.uitdr. |
| | | inzien, beseffen overg.ww |
| | After seeing the note in his pocket, Marsha woke up to the fact that her husband was having an affair. |
| wise up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (realise) (informeel) | in de gaten krijgen frase |
| | I hope you wise up to his tricks before you get hurt. |
| work up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (gather courage) (informeel) | zichzelf oppeppen om wk.ww + vz |
| | | moed verzamelen nw de+ww |
| | I'm still working up to asking her out on a date. |
Samengestelde woorden:
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feel up to [sth],
feel up to doing [sth] v expr | (have health, energy for [sth]) | zin hebben in iets woordgr |
| | I'm so tired that I don't even feel up to going to the party. |
fess,
fess up,
fess up to [sth] vi | abbr, slang (fess up: confess) | opbiechten, bekennen overg.ww |
| go up to [sb/sth] v expr | (approach, accost) | naar iemand toegaan woordgr |
| | Don't be shy, just go up to him and say hi! |
| go up to [sth] v expr | (reach as high as) | tot iets omhoog gaan woordgr |
| | I want some boots that go up to my knees. |
| hitch [sth] up to [sth] v expr | (animal: fasten to [sth]) | ergens iets aan vastmaken woordgr |
| | He hitched his horse up to the post and went into the saloon for some whiskey. |
| keep [sb] up to date v expr | (inform regularly) | op de hoogte houden frase |
| | We'll keep you up to date with the latest business news. |
| keep [sth] up to date v expr | (update) | up-to-date houden, bijgewerkt houden bn + ww |
| | It's important to keep your business website up to date. |
| keep up to date vi | (stay informed) | op de hoogte blijven frase |
| | | up-to-date blijven bn+ww |
| | I read Vogue magazine to keep up to date with all the latest fashions. |
link [sth] up with [sth],
link [sth] up to [sth] v expr | (connect: two things) | iets aansluiten overg.ww |
| | We were able to link the computer up to a huge TV screen. |
| make it up to [sb] v expr | informal (make amends) | goedmaken, vergoeden overg.ww |
| | George wanted to make it up to Andrea for being so bad-tempered towards her earlier. |
| not up to prep | informal (not fit enough for) | niet in staat bw |
| | | onvoldoende, onbekwaam bn |
| | He tried hard, but he was not up to the challenge. |
| | Your performance is not up to the standards we are looking for. |
up,
be up to [sth],
be up to doing [sth] adj | (capable of) | aankunnen overg.ww |
| | Are you sure you are up to this job? |
| wake [sb] up to v expr | figurative (make aware of) | doen inzien overg.uitdr. |
| | | introduceren tot ww + vz |
| | | bewust maken van overg.uitdr. |
| | He woke her up to the joys of yoga. |