| Partikelverb |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| cover up for [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (hide [sb]'s guilt) (bildlig) | överskyla vtr |
| | (bildlig) | skyla över vtr partikel oskj |
| | Her co-workers tried to cover up for her many mistakes. |
| gear up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (put on clothing, kit) | klä på sig vbal uttr |
| | The players were starting to gear up for the big game. |
| gear up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (mentally: get ready) | förbereda sig vtr + refl |
| | | göra sig redo vbal uttr |
| | I'm trying to gear up for my final exams on Monday. |
| make up for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (compensate) | gottgöra för ngt vtr + prep |
| | She made up for being rude to me yesterday by inviting me out for coffee. |
| make up for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (counter, outweigh) | kompensera för ngt vtr + prep |
| | He'll never be able to make up for his lack of natural ability. |
| save up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (put money aside for) | spara till ngt vtr + prep |
| | | spara ihop ngt till ngt vbal uttr |
| | I am trying to save up for a new car. |
| sign up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (enrol, register) | skriva upp sig på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | registrera sig på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | anmäla sig till ngt vbal uttr |
| | Have you signed up for the French translation course next spring? |
| sign up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (consent) | anmäla sig till ngt vbal uttr |
| | | anmäla sig för ngt vbal uttr |
| | More than 120 patients signed up for the clinical trial. |
| speak up for [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (defend) | ta ngn/ngt i försvar vbal uttr |
| | | stå upp för ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | | försvara ngn/ngt vtr |
| | My big brother spoke up for our sister when Mom was scolding her. |
| stick up for [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (defend, support) | ta ngn/ngt i försvar vbal uttr |
| | | försvara ngn/ngt vtr |
| | | stå upp för ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | When the bullies came around, he stuck up for his little sister. |
| Sammansatta former: |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| come up for air v expr | (rise to water's surface) | komma upp och hämta luft vbal uttr |
| | He had to come up for air after being underwater for two minutes. |
| come up for air v expr | figurative (take a break) (bildlig) | hämta luft vtr + s |
| | (bildlig: ta en paus) | andas ut vitr partikel |
| | We worked straight through for 24 hours without even a break to come up for air. |
fired up about [sth],
fired up for [sth] adj + prep | figurative, informal (enthusiastic about [sth]) | exalterad över ngt adj + prep |
| | | upphetsad över ngt adj + prep |
| | After an hour's practice on the tennis court, Isabel felt fired up for the tournament. |
| f*** [sth] up for [sb] v expr | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (spoil) | förstöra ngt för ngn vtr + prep |
| | Bob felt bad about f***ing the holiday up for everyone else by becoming ill. |
| have [sth] lined up for [sth] v expr | informal (scheduled for a time) | ha ngt planerat för ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ha ngt på schemat för ngt vbal uttr |
| | We have three events lined up for next week. |
hit [sb] up,
hit [sb] up for [sth] v expr | slang (approach for: money) | tigga vitr |
| | | be ngn om ngt vtr + prep |
| | Watch out for Ralph, he's always hitting people up for money. |
| be lined up for [sth] expr | informal (set aside, ready) | vara reda för ngt vbal uttr |
| | | vara till hands för ngt vbal uttr |
| | | vara avsedd för ngt vbal uttr |
| | Those funds are lined up for emergencies. |
| make up for lost time v expr | (compensate for past inaction) | gottgöra för förlorad tid vbal uttr |
| | | kompensera för förlorad tid vbal uttr |
| | Her father made up for lost time by buying her lots of presents. |
| measure [sb] up for [sth] v expr | (calculate size: for clothing) | ta mått på ngn för ngt vbal uttr |
| | The tailor measured him up for a new suit. |
pull [sb] up on [sth],
pull [sb] up for [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (reprimand for [sth]) | skälla ut ngn för ngt vbal uttr |
| | | läxa upp ngn för ngt vbal uttr |
| | Ruth pulled her son up on his bad language. |
| put [sth] up for auction v expr | (offer for sale at auction) | bjuda ut ngt på auktion vbal uttr |
| | We put our house up for auction, but we didn't get nearly as much as we'd hoped for. |
| put up for hire v expr | (make available to rent) | sätta ut för uthyrning vbal uttr |
| | | hyra ut vtr partikel oskj |
| | Owners can put their caravans up for hire on the website. |
| put [sth] up for rent v expr | (make available to lease, hire) | sätta upp ngt till uthyrning vbal uttr |
| | | hyra ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | I don't know whether to sell my house or put it up for rent. |
| put [sth] up for sale v expr | (offer for purchase) | erbjuda ngt till försäljning, bjuda ut ngt till försäljning vbal uttr |
| | | sälja vtr |
| | (omodern) | salubjuda vtr |
| | He put his house up for sale because it had become too small for his family. |
| sign [sb] up for [sth] v expr | (enrol [sb] for [sth]) | anmäla ngn till ngt vtr + prep |
| | | registrera ngn på ngt vtr + prep |
| | The mother signed her kids up for summer camp. |
| size [sth/sb] up for [sth] v expr | (measure for clothing) | mäta upp ngt/ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | ta mått på ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | The tailor sized Morris up for his wedding suit. |
| stand up for [sb] v expr | figurative (defend [sb]) | ta ngn i försvar vbal uttr |
| | | stå upp för ngn vbal uttr |
| | | försvara ngn vtr |
| | Johnston was a hero who stood up for his fellow captors without regard for his own safety. |
| stand up for [sth] v expr | figurative (advocate [sth]) | stå upp för ngt vbal uttr |
| | | stödja ngt vtr |
| | Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for the rights of African Americans. |
| stand up for yourself v expr | (defend yourself) | stå upp för sig själv vbal uttr |
| | | stå på sig vbal uttr |
| | Suzie has to learn to stand up for herself. |
trade [sth] up for [sth],
trade up [sth] for [sth] v expr | (exchange: for [sth] of higher value) | byta upp ngt mot ngt vbal uttr |
| a turn up for the books n | ([sth] surprising) | en helomvändning s |
| | | en överraskning s |
| up for consideration adj | informal (being considered) | under övervägning prep + s |
| | (vardagligt) | uppe som förslag uttr |
| | The next topic up for consideration is the new bridge. |
| up for debate adj | (open to discussion) | uppe till debatt adj |
| | The future of Britain's nuclear weapons system is up for debate. |
| up for discussion adj | (open to debate) | öppen för diskussion adj |
| | The subject of you going to the party is not up for discussion. |
| up for discussion adj | (to be discussed) | uppe till diskussion adj |
| | The question will be up for discussion at our next meeting. |
| up for grabs adj | informal (available) | fri att ta uttr |
| | | fritt fram att ta uttr |
| | I don't want this bag of chips any more - it's up for grabs. |
| up for grabs adj | informal, figurative (available) | fri att ta uttr |
| | | fri att göra anspråk på uttr |
| | | öppen för vem som helst uttr |
| | The championship title is up for grabs at this final race of the season. |
| up for it expr | UK, slang (sexually available) (slang) | sugen adj |
| | Mark made a pass at Jennifer because he thought she was up for it. |
| up for it expr | informal (willing to do [sth]) | redo att göra ngt uttr |
| | | med på ngt uttr |
| up for negotiation adj | (open to debate) | öppen för diskussion adj |
| | In a divorce settlement, everything is up for negotiation. |