Phrasal Verb: Back up

Phrasal Verb: Back up


Meaning: Make a copy of computer data

Example: You should always BACK UP important files and documents so that you won't lose all your work if something goes wrong with the hardware.

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Phrasal Verb: Back up


Meaning: Support

Example: The rest of the staff BACKED her UP when she complained about working conditions.

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Phrasal Verb: Back up


Meaning: Drive a vehicle backwards

Example: Tom BACKED UP without looking and ran over his laptop.

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Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 7 phrasal verbs with 'BACK'

- Back away
- Back down
- Back into
- Back off
- Back out
- Back out of
- Back up

 

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