boot up en · VERB
Meanings
- (transitive) To start a computer using its bootstrap procedure.
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(intransitive, of a computer) To start, using its bootstrap procedure.
It takes a couple of minutes for the computer to boot up.
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(transitive) To start a computer program or a recording of a movie, show or song.
Then you should boot up your word processor.
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(ambitransitive, broadly, figuratively) To start up, to bootstrap (any process, especially a business).
They believe they now have enough capital to boot up and stay alive until sales revenue begins.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| booted up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| booted up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| booting up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| boots up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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Translations (5)
es bootear (to start computer by bootstrap procedure) · pl uruchamiać (to start computer by bootstrap procedure) · pl uruchomić (to start computer by bootstrap procedure) · pl włączać (to start computer by bootstrap procedure) · pl włączyć (to start computer by bootstrap procedure)