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buckle up

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌbʌkəl ˈʌp/

buckle up means: You fasten the safety belt around your body before travelling.

verb

FASTEN SEAT BELTA2

You fasten the safety belt around your body before travelling.

  • Please buckle up before we leave.
  • Everyone buckled up when the plane began to move.
  • Have the children buckled up in the back seat?

Similar words: fasten your seat belt

Opposites: unbuckle

Common phrases: buckle up safely, buckle up before driving

phrase

SEAT BELT COMMANDA2

This tells someone to fasten their safety belt before travelling.

  • Buckle up, please.
  • Buckle up before the car starts moving.
  • Everyone, buckle up; we are about to land.

Similar words: fasten your seat belt

Common phrases: please buckle up, buckle up now

GET READYB2

This tells someone to prepare for something exciting, difficult, or surprising.

  • Buckle up; this will be exciting.
  • Buckle up for some surprising news.
  • Everyone, buckle up: the next few weeks will be difficult.

How to use it: buckle up for something (Buckle up for a week of big changes.)

Similar words: get ready, brace yourself

Common phrases: buckle up everyone, buckle up for something

Questions about buckle up

What does buckle up mean?

You fasten the safety belt around your body before travelling.

What is buckle up in other languages?

Türkçe: emniyet kemerini takmak · Español: abrocharse el cinturón · Français: attacher sa ceinture · Deutsch: sich anschnallen · Italiano: allacciarsi la cintura · 日本語: シートベルトを締める

How do you pronounce buckle up?

It is pronounced /ˌbʌkəl ˈʌp/.

How do you use buckle up in a sentence?

Please buckle up before we leave. Everyone buckled up when the plane began to move.

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