Meaning of "up" with the verbs "run", "walk", "swim"
???Can "run up" as a verb be used to imply "run to the full speed"? or run to the full strength or run to the fullest?
For example, in a running competition, when people are shouting "run up" at the runner that they're cheering for , could "run up" imply "run to the full speed" ? or run to the full strength or run to the fullest?
Likewise, can we say "walk up" and "swim up" to imply "walk/swim to the full speed or to the full strength or to the fullest"?
As far as I know, the meaning of "up" can imply "increase in power or speed or anything else", so I think they could imply them in such situations.
I'm really not sure whether you will get the point of my question, though.
Top answer
No. we don't say any of those things. We do say eg rev up, meaning to make the car engine work faster gas up meaning to fill the car's tank with gas speed up meaning go faster speak up meaning speak louder I think it's rather idiomatic.
- No.
- we don't say any of those things.
- We do say eg rev up, meaning to make the car engine work faster gas up meaning to fill the car's tank with gas speed up meaning go faster speak up meaning speak louder I think it's rather idiomatic.
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No. we don't say any of those things.
We do say eg
rev up, meaning to make the car engine work faster
gas up meaning to fill the car's tank with gas
speed up meaning go faster
speak up meaning speak louder
I think it's rather idiomatic.
0For example, at the start of a marathon there's a huge pack of runners crowded together, and there's no separation until much later in the race. In such a situation you could conceivably hear:
"Run up to the head of the pack!" (That is: "Get to the first row of runners.")
0Preliminary point of grammar: the verb is just "run"; "up" is a separate word, a preposition serving as complement to "run".
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