pɒp ʌp
informal
beginner
- Base verb:
- pop
- Particle:
- up
- Separable:
- No
What does "pop up" mean?
To appear suddenly or unexpectedly
Examples
- New coffee shops keep popping up all over the city.
- An error message popped up on my screen.
- He has a habit of popping up when you least expect it.
- Questions kept popping up during the presentation.
How to use it
Very common in technology for unwanted windows or messages.
Similar expressions
appear suddenly
emerge
spring up
Opposites
disappear
vanish
Related phrasal verbs
- get up
To rise from bed after sleeping
- turn up
To increase the volume, heat, or intensity of something
- give up
To stop trying to do something, often because it is too difficult
- bring up
To mention or introduce a topic in conversation
- go up
To increase in price, level, or amount
- come up
To be mentioned or discussed
Use it in a practice answer
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