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=== Select preposition definitions & use
=== Select preposition definitions & use ===
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|up
|up
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|heading above or upwards
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|''He crept up the stairs''
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|"up" can also be an adjective, adverb, noun or particle.
 
* * adjective, so when we say, "the sky is up" or "the system is up and running" it is not a preposition
 
* adverb: "She picked it up"
* noun: "What's up?"
* particle: "I looked it up," "The DJ turned up the music"
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| rowspan="4" |'''with'''
| rowspan="4" |'''with'''