Packed I Pack Packing Pæk Things Middle Verb

• i haven't packed yet.
• i have to start packing for my trip.
• i haven't packed my suitcase yet.
• i packed my bags and left.

pack

Verb Forms

1. to put clothes, etc. into a bag in preparation for a trip away from home
• OPPOSITE unpack (1)
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• I haven't packed yet.
• I have to start packing for my trip.
• I haven't packed my suitcase yet.
• I packed my bags and left.
• Did you pack the camera?
• He packed a bag with a few things and was off.
• He packed a few things into a bag.
• I've packed you some food for the journey.
2. to put something into a container so that it can be stored, transported or sold
• OPPOSITE unpack
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• The pottery was packed in boxes and shipped to the US.
• I carefully packed up the gifts.
• Ryan busied himself packing everything up into bags.
• He found a part-time job packing eggs.
3. to protect something that breaks easily by surrounding it with soft material
• The paintings were carefully packed in newspaper.
4. to preserve food in a particular substance
• fish packed in ice
5. to fill something with a lot of people or things
• SEE ALSO packed
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/packed
• We all packed together into one car.
• Fans packed the hall to see the band.
• Pack wet shoes with newspaper to help them dry.
6. to press something such as snow or soil to form a thick hard mass
• Pack the earth down around the plant.
• a patch of packed snow
7. to carry a gun
• to pack a gun
• Is he packing?
8. to have something
• A storm packing 75 mph winds swept across the area last night.
9. to leave a person or place permanently, especially after an argument
10. to be capable of hitting somebody very hard
11. to have a powerful effect on somebody
• The advertising campaign packs quite a punch.
12. to tell somebody clearly or rudely to go away
• She tried to interfere but I sent her packing.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pak (noun), pakken (verb). The verb appears appears early in Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman French in connection with the wool trade; trade in English wool was chiefly with the Low Countries.