edge up
edge up verb: to approach or move toward a target little by little, or furtively.
Verb
edge up (third-person singular simple present edges up, present participle edging up, simple past and past participle edged up)
- To approach or move toward a target little by little, or furtively.
- The charity fund edged up toward its goal as more and more people donated.
- It was almost too dark to see, but I edged up to the light-switch and turned it on.
Forms of edge up
| third-person singular present | edges up |
|---|---|
| present participle | edging up |
| past participle | edged up |
| past | edged up |
Questions about edge up
- What does edge up mean?
- Edge up means to approach or move toward a target little by little, or furtively.
- What part of speech is edge up?
- Edge up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of edge up?
- The past tense of edge up is edged up.
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