Cover it not cover up

hi visavis, there is a difference on how cover up or cover it is used, I don't want to confuse you so I would just like to show how it differs or how it can be used in simple day to day situations.Let me try hehe .. here goes. cover up pertains more to situations,concealing a crime or embarrassing situations or scandals examples:1) A crime was committed and they suspect a cover up by the cops , not cover it by the cops 2)cover up that mess you committed before everyone finds out. cover it is used more as a command to do a specific action of covering 1) The garbage stinks! cover it 2) prevent the liquid from evaporating, cover it. Hope I helped in a way

well we're just like a ramp model here turning around and seeing each other around everyday okay kidding aside. i am not good in english but i thank you for raising this topic. at least i can rely to the guy who answered you first!

To 'cover [something] up' usually means to hide something in some way. If I made a mistake at work, I might try to cover it up (so that my boss didn't notice it); if I leave some food on the table ready for a party, I would cover it (or I might cover it up) so that the flies or dust can't get at it. The little word 'up' isn't used here in the sense of direction or to indicate height. It's used as a 'strengthener' to make the action of 'covering' more explicit. I can understand how someone learning English finds our use of prepositions VERY confusing! We add them to verbs to modify their meaning and, sometimes, to completely change the meaning. A few other uses like this are: 'dumb' - an adjective meaning 'unable to speak' 'to dumb down' - a verb meaning 'to reduce the impact of information' or, perhaps, 'to cover up parts of a story'. 'to light' and 'to light up' - (a) to throw light on something, as in "He switched on the table lamp to light the room" or "The blaze from the fire lit up the room". Here, perhaps, 'up' does have the meaning of 'increasing [the light]' (b) the action of starting a fire: "He struck a match and lit the fire" (in this meaning, one never adds 'up'!). You can also 'light a lamp' or 'light a candle'. 'to shut up' - originally meant 'to put up shutters' to cover a window but then, from to 'shut up the shop' it became transferred to the mouth and people were told to 'shut up' (meaning 'keep quiet').

hi visavis to me if I cover something I place a cover over it or like a journalist is asked to cover a new occurence that means he gets all the scoop on it. but if I cover up sometbing for a friend it could mean I just put a cover over some food article so it will not draw dirt or insects but also I might cover up an error for a friend at work so he will not get fired.or if I saw my friend Nelda Shivering I would say you had better cover up with your sweater as its cold out here.

hello friend, That depends on how you use it..basically it means the same. One simple example is "cover up"- to cover a book. eg: Cover up your book with plastic wrapper. "cover it" - to cover a book. eg: I will distribute your books later,make sure to cover it with plastic wrapper. have a great day