Fed Up

Pronunciation: /fɛd ʌp/

Definitions of fed up

verb past tense of the verb 'to feed', but in this context it is used as a phrasal verb meaning to be tired or annoyed with something

Example Sentences

A1 I am fed up with cleaning my room.

A2 She is fed up with her job and wants to quit.

B1 The students were fed up with the constant testing.

B2 After years of waiting, he finally got fed up and decided to move on.

C1 The employees were fed up with the lack of communication from management.

C2 She had become fed up with the constant criticism and decided to leave the company.

adjective a feeling of being annoyed, frustrated, or tired of something

Example Sentences

A1 I am fed up with this rainy weather.

A2 She is fed up with her job and wants to quit.

B1 The students were fed up with the constant testing.

B2 After years of dealing with the same problem, he was fed up and decided to make a change.

C1 The employees were fed up with the lack of communication from upper management.

C2 Despite numerous attempts to improve the situation, she was still fed up with the inefficiency of the system.

Examples of fed up in a Sentence

formal The employees are becoming fed up with the lack of communication from upper management.

informal I'm so fed up with this traffic every morning!

slang I'm fed up to the back teeth with all this drama.

figurative She felt like she was fed up to the brim with stress and anxiety.

Grammatical Forms of fed up

• past tense: fed up
• plural: fed up
• comparative: more fed up
• superlative: most fed up
• present tense: fed up
• future tense: will be fed up
• perfect tense: have been fed up
• continuous tense: being fed up
• singular: fed up
• positive degree: fed up
• infinitive: to be fed up
• gerund: being fed up
• participle: fed up

Origin and Evolution of fed up

First Known Use: 1900 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'fed up' originated from the combination of the verb 'fed' meaning to supply with food, and the adverb 'up' indicating completion or saturation.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in a literal sense to describe being physically full from eating, 'fed up' evolved to convey a feeling of being tired, annoyed, or disillusioned with a situation or person.