CEFR B1+ · Verbs

blow up

/bləʊ ʌp/ Headword: blow 📚 Module 1: The World Around Me (p.313-320)

English Illustration

Arabic Translation & Context

Synonyms & Antonyms

To explode or to cause something to explode. It can also mean to inflate something with air.

Synonyms

explode detonate inflate burst

Antonyms

deflate collapse shrink implode

Translations

blow up in your language

🇸🇦

عربي

أن ينفجر أو يتسبب في انفجار شيء ما.

🇵🇰

اردو

پھٹ جانا یا کسی چیز کو پھاڑ دینا۔

🇮🇳

हिंदी

फटना या किसी चीज़ को फोड़ना।

🇨🇳

中文

爆炸或使某物爆炸。

Easy Explanation

This means something explodes, like a balloon bursting. Or, you can make something bigger with air, like a balloon.

💡

Memory TipThink of a balloon: you blow it up with air, and if it gets too much, it might blow up!

Contextual Examples

The old building was scheduled to blow up (explode) next Tuesday.

Please don't blow up (get angry) at me; I didn't mean to break your phone.

He used a pump to blow up (inflate) the balloons for the party.

Pronunciation & Context