1 B2 neutral
To cook food by sautéing — using a small amount of fat in a hot pan with quick stirring or tossing.
"Sauté up the onions and garlic until golden before adding the tomatoes."
separable
saute up
B2 neutral separable transitive
To cook food quickly in a small amount of oil or butter over high heat.
In plain English
To cook something fast in a hot pan with a little bit of oil.
What does "saute up" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To sauté (a French cooking method) and finish it up — fairly transparent.
Actually means
To cook something fast in a hot pan with a little bit of oil.
Usage tip
Informal variant of 'sauté'. Adding 'up' is not standard in formal cooking language but appears in informal recipes and speech. Used in British and American English.
Words that pair with "saute up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
onions garlic mushrooms vegetables chicken prawns
How to conjugate "saute up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
saute up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
sautes up
he/she/it
Past simple
sauted up
yesterday
Past participle
sauted up
have + pp
-ing form
sauting up
continuous
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