bell up
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To call someone on the phone.
Literal meaning: To ring the bell (telephone) of someone.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To telephone someone.
"Bell me up when you've finished work and we'll meet for a pint."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
British English slang. 'Bell' is used as a verb in British informal English to mean 'phone' (e.g., 'Give me a bell' = 'Call me'). 'Bell up' is a rarer variant. Most speakers would say 'ring up' or 'call up' instead.
Commonly used with
me him her them someone later
Forms
Base
bell up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bells up
he/she/it
Past simple
belled up
yesterday
Past participle
belled up
have + pp
-ing form
belling up
continuous
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