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019- Prepositions: Direction

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into
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to go into
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up
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to go up
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down
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to go down
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along
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to go along
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past
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to go past
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through
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to go through
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under
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across
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over
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to go over
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towards
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to go towards
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out
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to go out
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to go
into
preposition
i
ɪ
n
n
t
t
o
u
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Sign in

to the inner part or a position inside a place

to go into
to go into
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˈoʊ ˌɪntʊ/

to enter a place or location

exit

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
into
up
preposition
u
ʌ
p
p

used to indicate a movement in a direction toward a higher point or place

to go up
to go up
Verb
uk flag
/ɡoʊ ˈʌp/

to go to a higher place

descend

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
up
down
down
preposition
d
d
o
a
w
ʊ
n
n

toward a lower position or level

to go down
to go down
Verb
uk flag
/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/

to move from a higher location to a lower one

rise

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
down
along
preposition
a
ə
l
l
o
ɔ:
n
n
g
g

in a particular direction on or beside a road, path, or other route

to go along
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ ɐlˈɑːŋ/

to move or travel past something or someone, often while following a particular path or route

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
along
past
preposition
p
p
a
æ
s
s
t
t

used to indicate movement in a direction beyond or to the other side of someone or something

to go past
to go past
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ pˈæst/

to move beyond a specific location, object, or person

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
past
through
preposition
th
θ
r
r
ou
u:
gh

used to indicate movement or passage from one side or end to the other

to go through
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ θɹˈuː/

to move from one side of something to its other side

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
through
under
under
preposition
uk flag
/ˈʌndɚ/

in or to a position lower than and directly beneath something

across
preposition
a
ə
c
k
r
r
o
ɔ:
ss
s

from one side or place to another

over
preposition
o
v
v
e
ə
r
r

used to express movement from one side or point to another, typically implying crossing or spanning

to go over
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ ˈoʊvɚ/

to travel from one place to another place, like going across a room, town, or city

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
over
towards
preposition
t
t
o
ɔ
w
a
r
r
d
d
s
z

in the direction of someone or something

to go towards
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ tʊwˈɔːɹdz/

to move in the direction of a particular location or destination

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
towards
out
preposition
o
a
u
ʊ
t
t

from the inside of something toward the outside

to go out
Verb
uk flag
/ɡoʊ ˈaʊt/

to leave a place or location

enter

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
out
to go
Verb
g
g
o

to travel or move in a specific manner or direction

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

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