gen up
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Related to gen up: gin up
gen up
vb, gens up, genning up or genned up
(adverb; often passive; when intr, usually foll by on) informal Brit to brief (someone) or study (something) in detail; make or become fully conversant with: I can only take over this job if I am properly genned up.
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gen up
Past participle: genned up
Gerund: genning up
| Imperative |
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| gen up |
| gen up |
| Present |
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| I gen up |
| you gen up |
| he/she/it gens up |
| we gen up |
| you gen up |
| they gen up |
| Preterite |
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| I genned up |
| you genned up |
| he/she/it genned up |
| we genned up |
| you genned up |
| they genned up |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am genning up |
| you are genning up |
| he/she/it is genning up |
| we are genning up |
| you are genning up |
| they are genning up |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have genned up |
| you have genned up |
| he/she/it has genned up |
| we have genned up |
| you have genned up |
| they have genned up |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was genning up |
| you were genning up |
| he/she/it was genning up |
| we were genning up |
| you were genning up |
| they were genning up |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had genned up |
| you had genned up |
| he/she/it had genned up |
| we had genned up |
| you had genned up |
| they had genned up |
| Future |
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| I will gen up |
| you will gen up |
| he/she/it will gen up |
| we will gen up |
| you will gen up |
| they will gen up |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have genned up |
| you will have genned up |
| he/she/it will have genned up |
| we will have genned up |
| you will have genned up |
| they will have genned up |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be genning up |
| you will be genning up |
| he/she/it will be genning up |
| we will be genning up |
| you will be genning up |
| they will be genning up |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been genning up |
| you have been genning up |
| he/she/it has been genning up |
| we have been genning up |
| you have been genning up |
| they have been genning up |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been genning up |
| you will have been genning up |
| he/she/it will have been genning up |
| we will have been genning up |
| you will have been genning up |
| they will have been genning up |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been genning up |
| you had been genning up |
| he/she/it had been genning up |
| we had been genning up |
| you had been genning up |
| they had been genning up |
| Conditional |
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| I would gen up |
| you would gen up |
| he/she/it would gen up |
| we would gen up |
| you would gen up |
| they would gen up |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have genned up |
| you would have genned up |
| he/she/it would have genned up |
| we would have genned up |
| you would have genned up |
| they would have genned up |
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Translations
w>gen up
(Brit inf)vt sep to get genned up on something → sich über etw (acc) → informieren ; to be genned up on or about something → sich in etw (dat) → (sehr gut) auskennen
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