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gen up on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms gen up on : present tense I/you/we/they gen up on he/she/it gens up present participle genning up past tense genned up past participle genned up gen up on something to learn all that you can about a particular … English dictionary
gen up on — ˌgen ˈup on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they gen up on he/she/it gens up present participle genning up past tense … Useful english dictionary
gen up — v. (slang) (BE) (D; tr.) ( to inform ) to gen up about, on (they genned me up on the situation) * * * [ dʒen ʌp] on (they gen upned me up on the situation) (slang) (BE) (D; tr.) ( to inform ) to gen up about (slang) (BE) (D; tr.) ( to inform ) to … Combinatory dictionary
gen — gen1 [dʒen] n [U] BrE informal information gen on ▪ She has all the gen on cheap flights. gen 2 gen2 v past tense and past participle genned present participle genning gen up phr v to learn a lot of information about … Dictionary of contemporary English
gen — gen1 [dʒen] n [U] BrE informal information gen on ▪ She has all the gen on cheap flights. gen 2 gen2 v past tense and past participle genned present participle genning gen up phr v to learn a lot of information about … Dictionary of contemporary English
gen Brit. — gen Brit. [dʒɛn] informal noun information. verb (gens, genning, genned) (gen someone up) provide someone with information. ↘(gen up on) find out about; learn about. Origin Second World War (orig. in military use): perh. from general information … English new terms dictionary
gen — 1 noun (U) BrE informal information (+ on): She has all the gen on cheap flights. 2 verb genned, genning gen up phrasal verb (T) BrE informal to learn a lot of information about something for a particular purpose (+ on): It s a good idea to gen… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gen — /dʒɛn / (say jen) Colloquial –noun 1. general information. –phrase (genned, genning) 2. gen up, (sometimes followed by on) to become informed, to learn or read up. 3. the gen, all the necessary information about a subject. {shortened form of… …
gen up on — 1. Learn. Study. 2. gen oneself up Inform oneself. 3. (all) genned up Well informed … A concise dictionary of English slang
gen — Brit. informal ► NOUN ▪ information. ► VERB (genned, genning) (gen up) ▪ provide with or obtain information. ORIGIN originally in military use: perhaps from general information … English terms dictionary
