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stores up

stores up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of store up.

Meaning of store up

Verb

store up (third-person singular simple present stores up, present participle storing up, simple past and past participle stored up)

  1. (transitive) To build up a supply of (something), usually for use at a particular time in the future, when the time is right.
    • They should store up an untold wealth of heroic sentiment; they should acquire the habit of carrying a literary quality in their conversation; they should carry a heart full of the fresh and delightful associations and memories connected with poetry hours to brighten mature years.1904, Mary Elizabeth Burt, Poems That Every Child Should Know, Preface

Questions about stores up

What is stores up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stores up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of store up.

Words near stores up in the dictionary

  1. storers
  2. stores
  3. stores away
  4. stores of value
  5. stores ship
  6. stores up
  7. storesful
  8. storeship
  9. storeships
  10. storesman
  11. storesmen

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