work up to in English

Forms: works up to [present, singular, third-person], working up to [participle, present], worked up to [participle, past], worked up to [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} work up to (third-person singular simple present works up to, present participle working up to, simple past and past participle worked up to)

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"work up to" meaning in English

Verb