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| I/you/we/they | save up |
| he/she/it | saves up |
| present participle | saving up |
| past tense | saved up |
| past participle | saved up |
She spent all the money I had saved up for our trip.
I'm saving up for a new car.
This is the American English definition of save up. View British English definition of save up.
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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