boot up

No — say "I need to boot up my computer.". the verb takes a direct object without an extra preposition like 'to'.

Definition

phrasal verb. to start a computer or electronic device so it is ready to use.

phrasal verb. to initiate the loading of an operating system into a computer's main memory, making the hardware functional.

simple

“Wait a moment while my laptop boots up.”

contextual

“The office computers take a long time to boot up because they are quite old.”

complex

“After the power outage, the server failed to boot up correctly, requiring a manual restart from the system administrator.”

can be used with or without an object; if used with an object, it is separable.

explain the origin from 'pulling oneself up by one's bootstraps' to help students remember the term for a self-starting process.

I need to boot up to my computer.

I need to boot up my computer.

the verb takes a direct object without an extra preposition like 'to'.

Particles

up

Separability

optional

Pattern

boot (+ object) + up

startturn oninitialize

shut downturn off

Computing