boot up
phrasal verb.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.
Wait a moment while my laptop boots up.
The office computers take a long time to boot up because they are quite old.
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'.
Last updated April 24, 2026