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Phrasal Verb: Pack up





Pack up - Stop doing something
Example:
You should PACK UP smoking.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
- International English
Pack up - Finish work
Example:
We had nothing left to do, so we PACKED UP early.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- British English
Pack up - Break down, stop working
Example:
My printer PACKED UP last night- I'll have to get a new one.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
Pack up - Collect things and put them where you keep them
Example:
At the end of the presentation, I PACKED UP my laptop.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
- International English
Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 6 phrasal verbs with 'PACK'

- Pack away
- Pack in
- Pack it in
- Pack off
- Pack out
- Pack up

 

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