Top Tips Grammar: Prepositions of place and direction

Main points

*This includes words like: ‘above’, ‘below’, ‘down’, ‘from’, ‘to’, ‘towards’ and ‘up’.
*You normally use prepositional phrases to say where a person or thing is, or the direction they are moving in.
*You can also use adverbs and adverb phrases for place and direction.
*Many words are both preposition and adverbs.

 

a) You use prepositions to talk about the place where someone or something is. Prepositions are always followed by a noun group, which is called the object of the preposition.

above	beneath	near	round
among	beside	on	through
at	between	opposite	under
behind	in	outside	underneath
below	inside	over

- He stood near the door.
- Two minutes later we were safely inside the taxi.

Note that some prepositions consist of more than one word.

in between

in front of

next to

on top of

- There was a man standing in front of me.
- The books were piled on top of each other.

 

b) You can also use prepositions to talk about the direction that someone or something is moving in, or the place that someone or something is moving towards.

across	into	round	up
along	onto	through
back to	out of	to
down	past	towards

- They dived into the water.
- She turned and rushed out of the room.

 

c) Many prepositions can be used both for place and direction.

- The bank is just across the High Street. (place)
- I walked across the room. (direction)
- We live in the house over the road. (place)
- I stole his keys and escaped over the wall. (direction)

 

d) You can also use adverbs and adverb phrases for place and direction.

abroad	here	underground	nowhere
away	indoors	upstairs	somewhere
downstairs	outdoors	anywhere
downwards	there	everywhere

- Math was here a moment ago.
- Can’t you go upstairs and turn the bedroom light off?

Note that a few noun groups can also be used as adverbial of place or direction.

- Steve lives next door at number 26.
- I thought we went the other way last time.

 

e) Many words can be used as prepositions and as adverbs, with no difference in meaning. Remember that prepositions have noun groups as objects, but adverbs do not.

- Did he fall down the stairs?
- Please do sit down.
- I looked underneath the bed, but the box had gone!
- Always put a sheet of paper underneath.

 

 

 

 

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Top Tips Abz Ingles: Part A    -    Part B
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See also:

Words related to Failure to Cooperate	Irregular Verbs list
Common Phrasal Verbs	Common Slangs
Common misspellings	Regular vs Irregular Verbs
Common Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Slangs	Lista de Términos Gramaticales
Common Clichés	Common Prepositions

 

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Phrasal verb list: Up

Up tiene funcion de adverbio y preposición. Podemos encontrarla en 526 combinaciones de Phrasal Verbs según la lista de Abz Ingles; demás es la partícula más usada en los Phrasal Verbs. Por lo general, la particula Up realza al verbo dándole énfasis; la definición básica de Up es moverse de un lugar bajo hacia lo alto.

Esta es una lista de todos los Phrasal Verbs existentes con la partícula UP, están ordenadas de manera alfabética y se ha considerado combinaciones multiples (de tres partículas a más).

 

Phrasal Verbs with Up particle: A - C

Ante up	Bolster up	Bust up	Cock up
Act up	Bone up on	Butter up	Coil up
Add up	Book up	Button up	Collect up
Add up to	Boot up	Buy up	Colour up
Back up	Botch up	Carve up	Come up
Bag up	Bottle up	Cast up	Come up to
Ball up	Box up	Catch up	Come up with
Balls up	Break up	Catch up in	Comp up
Bandage up	Brew up	Catch up on	Conjure up
Bang up	Brick up	Catch up with	Cook up
Bank up	Brithen up	Chain up	Coop up
Bash up	Bring up	Chalk up	Cork up
Bear up	Bring up on	Call up	Cough up
Beat up	Brush up	Change up	Come up against
Beat up on	Brush up on	Charge up	Cover up
Beef up	Bubble up	Chase up	Crack up
Belt up	Buck up	Chat up	Crank up
Bid up	Buckle up	Check up	Crease up
Big up	Budge up	Cheer up	Creep up
Bind up	Bugger up	Chuck up	Creep up on
Bind up with	Build up	Churn up	Crop up
Bitch up	Build up to	Clamp up	Crumple up
Blaze up	Bump up	Clean up	Cuddle up
Block up	Bump up against	Clean up after	Cue up
Blot up	Bunch up	Clear up	Curl up
Blow up	Bundle up	Clock up	Cut up
Board up	Bung up	Clog up
Bob up	Buoy up	Close up
Boil up	Burn up	Clutter up

 

Phrasal Verbs with Up particle: D - K

Dam up	Feed up	Gee up	Hike up
Deliver up	Fell up	Gen up	Hitch up
Dig up	Feel up to	Get up	Hoard up
Dish up	Fess up	Get up to	Hoke up
Divide up	Fetch up	Ginger up	Hold up
Divvy up	Figure up	Give up	Hole up
Do up	Fill up	Give up to	Hook up
Doll up	Finish up	Give up on	Hoover up
Dose up	Finish up with	Go up	Hot up
Double up	Fire up	Gooble up	Huddle up
Drag up	Firm up	Grass up	Hunt up
Draw up	Fit up	Grind up	Hurry up
Dream up	Fix up	Grow up	Hush up
Dredge up	Flare up	Grow up on	Hype up
Dress up	Fluff up	Grub up	Ice up
Drink up	Fog up	Gum up	Jack up
Dry up	Fold up	Gussy up	Jam up
Duff up	Follow up	Ham up	Jazz up
Dummy up	Form up	Hang up	Join up
Earth up	Foul up	Hang up on	Jumble up
Eat up	Free up	Haul up	Jump up
Ease up	Freeze up	Head up	Keep up
End up	Freshen up	Heal up	Keep up with
Even up	Fry up	Heap up	Key up
Eye up	Fuck up	Heat up	Kick up
Face up to	Fur up	Heave up	Kiss up to
Fade up	Gang up	Help up	Knit up
Fasten up	Gather up	Herd up	Knock up
Fatten up	Gear up	Hide up

 

Phrasal Verbs with Up particle: L - R

Lace up	Look up to	Muddle up	Queue up
Land up	Loom up	Muffle up	Quicken up
Lap up	Loosen up	Mug up	Rack up
Large up	Louse up	Muster up	Rake up
Lay up	Make up	Muss up	Ramp up
Lead up to	Make up for	Nail up	Ratchet up
Let up	Make up to	Nestle up	Rave up
Let up on	Mark up	Notch up	Reach up
Level up	Marry up	Offer up	Read up
Lick up	Mash up	Open up	Rear up
Lie up	Match up	Own up	Reckon up
Lift up	Match up to	Pass up	Rev up
Light up	Measure up	Paste up	Ride up
Lighten up	Measure up to	Pen up	Rig up
Limber up	Meet up	Pick up	Ring up
Line up	Mess up	Pick up on	Rise up
Link up	Mist up	Pin up	Roll up
Liquor up	Mix up	Pitch up on	Root up
Live up	Mix up in	Plough up	Rough up
Live up to	Mix up with	Pop up	Round up
Liven up	Mop up	Portion up	Ruck up
Load up	Mount up	Pull up	Run up
Lock up	Move up	Put up	Run up against
Look up	Muck up	Put up with	Rustle up

 

Phrasal Verbs with Up particle: P

Pack up	Pick up	Point up	Prop up
Paint up	Pick up with	Poke up	Psych up
Pair up	Pile up	Polish up	Puff up
Parcel up	Pint up	Pony up	Pump up
Patch up	Pipe up	Post up	Punch up
Pay up	Plan up	Power up	Push up
Pep up	Play up	Pretty up	Put up to
Perk up	Plug up	Prick up
Phone up	Plump up	Print up

 

Phrasal Verbs with Up particle: S

Saddle up	Shove up	Sober up	Straighten up
Save up	Show up	Soften up	Stick up for
Saw up	Show up as	Sop up	Stiffen up
Scale up	Shrivel up	Soup up	Stir up
Scare up	Shut up	Speak up	Stitch up
Scoop up	Sick up	Spew up	Stock up
Scrape up	Sidle up	Speed up	Stoke up
Screw up	Sign up	Spice up	Stop up
Scrounge up	Silt up	Split up	Store up
Scrunch up	Sing up	Spoon up	Strighten up
Set up	Sit up	Spring up	Strap up
Seal up	Size up	Sprout up	Strike up
Seize up	Skill up	Spruce up	String up
Sell up	Slice up	Square up	Stum up
Send up	Slip up	Squash up	Suck up to
Serve up	Slow up	Stack up	Sum up
Settle up	Smarten up	Staff up	Summon up
Sew up	Smash up	Stand up	Surge up
Shack up	Snap up	Stand up for	Swallow up
Shake up	Snarl up	Stand up to	Sweep up
Shape up	Snatch up	Start up	Sweeten up
Sharpen up	Sneak up on	Stay up	Swell up
Shin up	Snow up	Steal up	Swot up
Shoot up	Snuggle up	Steam up
Shore up	Soak up	Step up

 

Phrasal Verbs with Up particle: T - Z

Tack up	Tick up	Train up	Weigh up
Take up	Tidy up	Trip up	Well up
Take up on	Tie up	Truss up	Whip up
Take up with	Tighten up	Tuck up	Whoop up
Talk up	Tip up	Tune up	Wind up
Tangle up	Tog up	Turn up	Wipe up
Tart up	Tone up	Type up	Wire up
Tape up	Tool up	Use up	Wise up
Team up	Top up	Vamp up	Work up
Tear up	Toss up	Wait up	Wrap up
Tee up	Tot up	Wake up	Wrap up in
Tense up	Touch up	Wake up to	Write up
Think up	Toughen up	Wall up	Yield up
Throw up	Tower up	Warm up	Zip up
Thrust up	Trade up	Wash up

 

 

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Lista básica de Phrasal Verbs - Lista de Particulas
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Together - Up - With
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See also:

Phrasal Verbs	Common Phrasal Verbs
¿Qué es un Phrasal Verb?	Abz Grammar Top Tips
Importancia de los Phrasal Verbs	Thematic list of Idioms
Tipos de Phrasal Verbs	Regular vs Irregular Verbs
Irregular Verbs List	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

Phrasal Verb: Partícula Up

Up es un adverbio y preposición. Podemos encontrarla en 526 combinaciones de Phrasal Verbs según Abz Ingles y es la partícula más usada en los Phrasal Verbs. La definición básica de Up es moverse de un lugar bajo hacia lo alto.

Movement and position
Movimiento yPosición

Se usa la partícula Up para indicar movimiento de una posición baja a una posición más alta, por ejemplo Jump up, significa saltar. Run up a hill, significa ir de un punto bajo a un punto más alto (en este caso una colina). Bajo este sentido Down significa lo opuesto.

También se puede usar Up con verbos que significan levantar o con verbos que demuestran el crecimiento de algo o la dirección hacia una posición elevada. Pick up por ejemplo que significa recoger algo. Bajo este sentido las combinaciones que usan Up implican movimiento hacia arriba, mientras que el verbo indica cómo se logra el movimiento. Tenemos Dig up, que significa sacar algo de la tierra.

Back up	Hold up	Reach up	Spring up
Bob up	Jack up	Rear up	Stand up
Break up	Jump up	Ride up	Start up
Bubble up	Kick up	Rise up	Stick up
Budge up	Lick up	Roll up	Stir up
Buoy up	Lift up	Ruck up	Straighten up
Come up	Look up	Run up	Take up
Dig up	Mark up	Scoop up	Throw up
Double up	Move up	Scrape up	Thrust up
Draw up	Pick up	Screw up	Tip up
Get up	Poke up	Shin up	Tower up
Go up	Pop up	Shove up	Turn up
Grub up	Pull up	Show up	Well up
Help up	Pump up	Sit up	Whip up
Hike up	Push up	Snatch up	Wind up
Hitch up	Put up	Spoon up	Write up

 

Increasing and Improving
Incremento y Mejoramiento

Así como dar la idea de movimientos hacia un punto más alto, Up puede usarse también para indicar el incremento en cantidad o intensidad. Speed up, significa moverse o trabajar más rápido. El verbo siempre indica la causa o la cualidad del incremento, por ejemplo Blazes up, significa arder más suerte, tenemos también Speaks up, significa empezar a hablar más fuerte.

Add up	Fix up	Paint up	Speed up
Back up	Flare up	Patch up	Spice up
Bank up	Fluff up	Pep up	Staff up
Beef up	Freshen up	Perk up	Stand up for
Bid up	Gen up	Pick up	Steam up
Blaze up	Get up	Pile up	Step up
Blow up	Ginger up	Play up	Stick up for
Boil up	Go up	Plump up	Stoke up
Bolster up	Grow up	Point up	Surge up
Bone up on	Grow up on	Poke up	Swell up
Brighten up	Ham up	Polish up	Swot up
Bring up	Heap up	Pretty up	Take up
Brush up	Heat up	Prop up	Talk up
Brush up on	Hike up	Puff up	Tart up
Buck up	Hoke up	Push up	Tick up
Buoy up	Hot up	Put up	Tidy up
Build up	Hurry up	Quicken up	Tighten up
Bump up	Hype up	Ramp up	Tone up
Camp up	Jack up	Ratchet up	Touch up
Change up	Jazz up	Rave up	Toughen up
Charge up	Key up	Read up	Tune up
Cheer up	Lift up	Rev up	Turn up
Churn up	Light up	Save up	Vamp up
Colour up	Line up	Scale up	Wake up
Come up	Live up	Shape up	Wake up to
Crank up	Liven up	Sharpen up	Warm up
Do up	Look up	Shoot up	Well up
Doll up	Loosen up	Sing up	Whip up
Dose up	Mark up	Sit up	Whoop up
Dress up	Mount up	Skill up	Work up
Fatten up	Move up	Smarten up
Feed up	Mug up	Soup up
Firm up	Open up	Speak up

 

Preparing and beginning
Preparar y Empezar

Se usa Up con cierta cantidad de verbos para indicar que algo está siendo preparado o está empezando. Train up, significa comenzar a formarse o prepararse para algo de tal forma de estar en mejor condición y listo para un evento. Open up, significa abrir algo para comerciar algún producto.

Book up	Gear up	Plan up	Suck up to
Boot up	Get up	Power up	Sweeten up
Brew up	Go up	Psych up	Take up
Build up	Heat up	Pump up	Tee up
Butter up	Kit up	Put up	Tense up
Cook up	Knock up	Rig up	Tog up
Crank up	Light up	Rise up	Tool up
Cue up	Limber up	Run up	Throw up
Dish up	Line up	Rustle up	Tidy up
Draw up	Make up	Saddle up	Train up
Fell up to	Move up	Set up	Tune up
Firm up	Open up	Shape up	Warm up
Fit up	Perk up	Soften up	Whip up
Fix up	Pick up	Start up	Wind up
Fry up	Pipe up	Strike up	Work up

 

Fastening and restricting
Asegurar o Restringir

Up es usado para indicar que algo está siendo sujetado o fijado, o de alguna manera restringida. El verbo frecuentemente indica a que se va a fijar, por ejemplo Bandage up, significa asegurar algo sobre otro objeto. Brick up, significa tapiar (emparedar, amurallar). En otros casos por ejemplo Up se usa para decir que el movimiento de una persona o cosa esta siendo limitada. Belt up, significa usar asegurarse con el cinturón de seguridad.

Bandage up	Earth up	Plug up	Strap up
Bang up	Ease up	Post up	String up
Belt up	Fasten up	Prop up	Sweep up
Bind up	Fog up	Pull up	Tack up
Block up	Freeze up	Put up	Take up
Board up	Fur up	Roll up	Tangle up
Bottle up	Gum up	Screw up	Tape up
Brick up	Hang up	Scrunch up	Tense up
Buckle up	Hook up	Seal up	Tie up
Bundle up	Ice up	Sew up	Tighten up
Bung up	Jam up	Shore up	Truss up
Button up	Lace up	Shut up	Tuck up
Catch up in	Lay up	Slit up	Turn up
Chain up	Let up	Slow up	Wait up
Clog up	Lock up	Snarl up	Wall up
Close up	Mist up	Snow up	Wind up
Coop up	Muffle up	Squash up	Wrap up
Cork up	Nail up	Steam up	Zip up
Crumple up	Paste up	Stick up
Dam up	Pen up	Stitch up
Do up	Pin up	Stop up

 

Approaching
Acercarse

Up se usa para indicar que dos personas se mueven a una distancia cercana de la otra. Catches up with, significa acercarse a alguien. Creep up on, significa acercarse sigilosamente. Keep up with, significa moverse junto a alguien y a la misma vez.

En combinaciones con verbos transitivos, Up indica que las cosas están siendo llevadas juntas. Line up, significa poner cosas juntas de tal manera que están alineadas.

Algunas combinaciones comparan la calidad de un objeto respecto a otra. Measure up to, significa comparar la calidad de una o varias cosas.

Balance up	Draw up	Make up	Queue up
Bump up against	Even up	Make up to	Round up
Catch up	Face up to	Marry up	Run up
Catch up on	Form up	Match up	Run up against
Catch up with	Go up	Match up to	Sidle up
Chat up	Keep up	Measure up	Sneak up on
Close up	Keep up to	Measure up to	Snuggle up
Come up	Lead up to	Nestle up	Square up
Come up againts	Level up	Patch up	Steal up
Come up to	Line up	Pick up
Creep up on	Live up to	Play up to
Cuddle up	Loom up	Pull up

 

Disrupting and Damaging
Desbaratar y Dañar

Up es usado en combinaciones que dan la idea de que algo no está en su estado normal y que de alguna manera está dañado. Mess up, significa estropear algo o desordenar algo. Play up, significa no funcionar correctamente. Botch up, significa estropear algo, malográndolo.

Act up	Cock up	Hold up	Rough up
Balls up	Crack up	Jack up	Screw up
Bash up	Curl up	Jumble up	Seize up
Beat up	Cut up	Keep up	Set up
Beat up on	Dope up	Kick up	Shake up
Bitch up	Dry up	Knock up	Shoot up
Blow up	Duff up	Louse up	Slip up
Botch up	Eat up	Mess up	Smash up
Break up	Feed up	Mix up	Stand up
Bugger up	Fit up	Muck up	Stir up
Burn up	Foul up	Muddle up	String up
Bust up	Fuck up	Muss up	Tear up
Carve up	Go up	Pack up	Trip up
Chew up	Gum up	Play up	Wash up
Churn up	Hang up	Punch	Wind up

 

Completing and finishing
Completanto y terminando

Up es usado en combinaciones que indican que algo ha terminado o finalizado. Hang up, significa cortar una conversación por teléfono. Wind up, finalizar una actividad. A veces Up indica que algo ha sido completado enormemente. Tear up, significa hacer pedazos algo por ejemplo hacer trizas al papel.

Como valor agregado a esta función se puede usar Up para decir que algo ha sido consumido completamente o used up. El verbo muestra como pasa esto, Drink up, significa terminar de beber algo.

Add up	Dry up	Load up	Sober up
Add up to	Dummy up	Lock up	Sop up
Belt up	Eat up	Make up	Stitch up
Blow up	End up	Mash up	Straighten up
Book up	Fetch up	Measure up	Sum up
Break up	Figure up	Mop up	Swallow up
Burn up	Fill up	Notch up	Tear up
Buy up	Finish up	Pack up	Throw up
Chalk up	Finish up with	Patch up	Tidy up
Check up	Fold up	Plough up	Tie up
Chew up	Follow up	Polish up	Top up
Chuck up	Give up	Pull up	Toss up
Clam up	Gobble up	Pump up	Tot up
Clean up	Grind up	Punch up	Type up
Clear up	Hang up	Reckon up	Use up
Clock up	Hang up on	Ring up	Wake up
Close up	Heal up	Rip up	Wash up
Come up	Hoover up	Run up	Weigh up
Count up	Hush up	Sew up	Wind up
Cover up	Knit up	Shrivel up	Wrap up
Crack up	Knock up	Shut up	Write up
Crease up	Land up	Snap up
Drink up	Lap up	Soak up

 

Rejecting and Surrendering
Rechazar y Entrega

En este contexto Up indica que algo está siendo apartado o rechazado. Pass up, significa rechazar algo (oferta, etc.). Pay up y Cough up significan cancelar una deuda que las personas tenían contigo.

Bear up	Give up	Pass up	Spew up
Bring up	Give up on	Pay up	Square up
Cast up	Give up to	Put up with	Stand up
Chuck up	Hang up	Sell up	Stump up
Cough up	Heave up	Settle up	Throw up
Deliver up	Hold up	Sick up	Wash up

 

Happening and creating
Ocurrir y Producir

Hay muchos Phrasal Verbs con la partícula Up que dan la idea que algo está pasando siendo creado. Por ejemplo, Crop up, significa que algo pasa o de pronto aparece (surgir). Think up, significa crear una idea. Come up, significa que un tema surge.

Bring up	Crop up	Open up	Sprout up
Call up	Drag up	Pick up	Summon up
Come up	Dream up	Pop up	Take up
Come up with	Free up	Rise up	Think up
Conjure up	Go up	Show up	Throw up
Cook up	Make up	Spring up	Turn up

 

Collecting and togetherness
Recolectar e Unidad

En este contexto Up da la idea de reunir las cosas juntas y que las cosas llegan a ser pequeñas en el proceso. Algunos verbos significan que con el uso de un tipo de recipiente se recolectan las cosas. Bag up, poner cosas en un bolso. Crate up, significa reunir las cosas en una caja.

Para referirse a personas  este tiende a expresar la idea de estar envuelto en una organización o club, siendo parte de eso. Sign up, significa ser parte de una nueva organización o pertenecer a este.

Bag up	Gang up	Muster up	Shake up
Bind up with	Gather up	Pack up	Sign up
Bottle up	Heap up	Pair up	Stack up
Box up	Herd up	Phone up	Stock up
Bunch up	Hoard up	Pick up	Store up
Call up	Hook up	Pick up with	Swallow up
Chase up	Huddle up	Pile up	Sweep up
Clutter up	Join up	Put up	Take up
Coil up	Lay up	Rake up	Take up on
Collect up	Link up	Ring up	Take up with
Crate up	Look up	Roll up	Team up
Curl up	Make up	Round up	Tie up
Double up	Meet up	Save up	Tuck up
Drum up	Mix up	Scrape up	Wire up
Fold up	Mix up with	Shack up	Wrap up in

 

Revealing and discovering
Revelar y Descubrir

Up es usado en combinaciones que dan la idea de revelar o descubrir información de algún tipo. Dig up, significa descubrir (secreto, idea, etc). Own up, significa revelar el motivo principal de la acción hecha en el pasado.

Call up	Dredge up	Own up	Show up as
Catch up	Fess up	Pick up	Size up
Chase up	Hunt up	Rake up	Throw up
Come up with	Look up	Scrape up	Weigh up
Dig up	Open up	Show up	Yield up

 

Separating
Separar

Up a veces indica que la persona o cosa se está separando de alguna forma o está siendo separada. Divide up, significa dividir en partes pequeñas una cantidad de algo. Split up, significa que las personas toman diferentes caminos, direcciones. Algunas combinaciones indican que las personas están siendo escondidas de otras. Lie up, ir a un lugar para esconderse o descanzar.

Break up	Cut up	Hide up	Parcel up
Bust up	Divide up	Hole up	Saw up
Carve up	Divvy up	Lay up	Slice up
Chop	Give up	Lie up	Split up

 

 

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To  -  Together  -  Towards  -  Under  -  Up  -  Upon  -  With  -  Without  -  About
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See also:

Phrasal Verbs	Common Phrasal Verbs
¿Qué es un Phrasal Verb?	Abz Grammar Top Tips
Importancia de los Phrasal Verbs	Thematic list of Idioms
Tipos de Phrasal Verbs	Regular vs Irregular Verbs
Irregular Verbs List	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

No te olvides de compartir esto con tus amigos y compañeros, hagamos de este blog una comunidad de difusión del Inglés como segundo idioma. Antes de irte deja tu comentario y haz clic en Me Gusta.