box up
A2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To put things inside boxes to store or take somewhere.
Literal meaning: To place items inside a box.
Meanings
1 A2 neutral
To place items into boxes, typically for storage, moving, or shipping.
"We spent the whole weekend boxing up our apartment before the big move."
Grammar: separable
2 A2 neutral
To put food into a box for takeaway or to take leftovers home from a restaurant.
"Could you box up the rest of my pasta? I'll take it home for lunch tomorrow."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Very commonly used when moving house or clearing out a space. Also used in e-commerce (boxing up orders) and food contexts (boxing up leftovers). Straightforward and very widely understood.
Commonly used with
belongings stuff books leftovers order items
Forms
Base
box up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
boxes up
he/she/it
Past simple
boxed up
yesterday
Past participle
boxed up
have + pp
-ing form
boxing up
continuous
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