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to boot up
01
(of a computer or electronic device) to start and load the operating system into memory for use
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
up
Base verb
boot
Present tense
boot up
3rd person singular
boots up
Present participle
booting up
Past simple
booted up
Past participle
booted up
Examples
The new software allows the computer to boot up much faster than before.
02
to start a computer or other electronic device and load its operating system into memory for use
Examples
I need to boot up the computer before we can start the presentation.
