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powers up

powers up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of power up.

Meaning of power up

Verb

power up (third-person singular simple present powers up, present participle powering up, simple past and past participle powered up)

  1. (transitive) To turn the electrical power on to a device as a precondition to making it operational.
    • Every morning he powered up his electronic devices, even before making coffee.
  2. (intransitive) To become ready for operation as a result of the provision of electrical power.
    • The office systems power up automatically at 7:30am on workdays.

Questions about powers up

What is powers up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Powers up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of power up.

Words near powers up in the dictionary

  1. powers of suggestion
  2. powers of termination
  3. powers off
  4. powers on
  5. powers that be
  6. powers up
  7. powers-that-be
  8. powerscale
  9. powerscaling
  10. powerset
  11. powersets

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