To stock up is to buy a lot of something.
Examples of use:
1. We’re going on safari in Africa next week so we have stocked up on suncream.
2. I’ve stocked up on food this week because my family are staying with me.
3. She stocks up on fruit and vegetable so that she doesn’t eat biscuits or cakes.
| infinitive |
stock up |
| present simple |
stock up and stocks up |
| -ing form |
stocking up |
| past simple |
stocked up |
| past participle |
stocked up |
Can you think of any ways to use the phrasal verb ‘stock up‘ in a sentence?
What do you stock up on? Do you stock up on food or drink when you have family celebrations?
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