pack
verb/pæk/
/pæk/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they pack | /pæk/ /pæk/ |
| he / she / it packs | /pæks/ /pæks/ |
| past simple packed | /pækt/ /pækt/ |
| past participle packed | /pækt/ /pækt/ |
| -ing form packing | /ˈpækɪŋ/ /ˈpækɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to put clothes, etc. into a bag in preparation for a trip away from home
- I haven't packed yet.
- I have to start packing for my trip.
- pack something I haven't packed my suitcase yet.
- I packed my bags and left.
- Did you pack the camera?
- pack A with B He packed a bag with a few things and was off.
- pack B into A He packed a few things into a bag.
- pack somebody something I've packed you some food for the journey.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- neatly
- tightly
- …
- in
- into
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- [transitive] to put something into a container so that it can be stored, transported or sold
- pack something in/into something The pottery was packed in boxes and shipped to the US.
- pack something up I carefully packed up the gifts.
- pack something up in/into something Ryan busied himself packing everything up into bags.
- pack something He found a part-time job packing eggs.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- neatly
- tightly
- …
- in
- into
- [transitive] pack something (in/with something) to protect something that breaks easily by surrounding it with soft material
- The paintings were carefully packed in newspaper.
- [transitive] pack something (in something) to preserve food in a particular substance
- fish packed in ice
- [intransitive, transitive] to fill something with a lot of people or things
- + adv./prep. We all packed together into one car.
- pack something (with something) Fans packed the hall to see the band.
- Pack wet shoes with newspaper to help them dry.
Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition- into
- be packed full of something
- be packed out
- be packed to bursting
- …
- [transitive] pack something (down) to press something such as snow or soil to form a thick hard mass
- Pack the earth down around the plant.
- a patch of packed snow
- [transitive, intransitive] pack (something) (North American English, informal) to carry a gun
- to pack a gun
- Is he packing?
- [transitive] pack something to have something
- A storm packing 75 mph winds swept across the area last night.
put into container
protect
preserve food
fill
snow/soil
carry gun
storm
Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pak (noun), pakken (verb). The verb appears early in Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman French in connection with the wool trade; trade in English wool was chiefly with the Low Countries.
Idioms
See pack in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee pack in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishpack your bags
- (informal) to leave a person or place permanently, especially after an argument
pack a (powerful, real, etc.) punch (informal)
- (of a boxer) to be capable of hitting somebody very hard
- to have a powerful effect on somebody
- The advertising campaign packs quite a punch.
send somebody packing
- (informal) to tell somebody clearly or rudely to go away
- She tried to interfere but I sent her packing.
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