Prepositions
aboard
adverb, preposition
into an organization, group, company etc
against
preposition
used for stating who is harmed or affected by something
against
preposition
used for stating who someone dislikes or feels angry towards
against
preposition
used for stating what is causing harm or affecting someone or something
amid
preposition
if something happens amid particular feelings or events, it happens while people have these feelings or while these events are happening
amid
preposition
if something happens amid noise, shouting, laughter etc, it happens while there is a lot of noise etc all around
among
preposition
used when you are mentioning a particular person or thing in relation to the rest of the group they belong to
among
preposition
used for saying what happens within a particular group of people
among
preposition
used for saying that many people in a group have a particular opinion or feeling
at
preposition
in a particular place
at
preposition
used for saying where you stop on a journey
at
preposition
in a particular part of a process, activity, programme, or book
at
preposition
used for saying that someone is doing something or taking part in an activity somewhere
at
preposition
used for stating what state or situation someone or something is in
at
preposition
used for stating what makes someone react in a particular way
at
preposition
used for showing the level of prices, temperatures, speeds etc
at
preposition
used for stating what someone is trying to catch, hold, or hit
at
preposition
used for showing that you repeat an action many times with small movements but without doing it completely
at
preposition
used for stating the activity or subject that someone is skilful or not skilful in
barring
preposition
unless the thing mentioned happens or exists
cum
preposition
used between two words that describe two qualities or uses that someone or something has
failing
preposition
used for saying that if one thing is not suitable or possible, then there is something else that you can try
from
preposition
used for stating who gives or sends you something or provides you with something
from
preposition
used for stating the place where someone lives or used to live, or their general situation in life
from
preposition
used for stating the place where something was made
from
preposition
used for stating what something was originally a part of
from
preposition
starting at a particular age and continuing
from
preposition
starting at one amount and increasing or becoming less
from
preposition
used for stating an amount that is reduced by having part of it taken away
from
preposition
used for giving the reason for a judgment or opinion
from
preposition
used for stating one end of a range of things
from
preposition
used for stating where someone is when they see, hear, or do something
from
preposition
used for stating what substance has been used for making something
from
preposition
used for stating what someone or something was before changing to something else
from
preposition
used for stating what has been prevented or protected against
from
preposition
used for talking about differences between two or more people or things
into
preposition
arriving somewhere
into
preposition
used for stating what someone or something becomes after a change
into
preposition
used for stating what physical or emotional state someone starts to be in
into
preposition
used for stating what bad situation someone starts to become involved in
into
preposition
starting to take part in an activity or type of work
into
preposition
used for stating what you are trying to find out about
into
preposition
used for stating what someone persuades or forces you to do
into
preposition
used for stating what substance another substance gets mixed with
into
preposition
used for stating what group or organization someone becomes a member of
into
preposition
used for stating how something is divided
into
preposition
used when dividing one number by another
of
preposition
used for saying who or what has a particular feature, aspect, or quality
of
preposition
used for saying which specific thing belonging to a more general type you are referring to
of
preposition
used for giving a specific age, amount, value etc
of
preposition
used after nouns that refer to actions for saying who or what does the action
of
preposition
used after nouns that refer to actions for saying who or what is affected by the action
of
preposition
used for saying who something belongs to
of
preposition
used for saying what something is part of
of
preposition
used for saying what something contains
of
preposition
used for saying what type of thing is in a particular quantity or group
of
preposition
used for talking about individual pieces of a substance
of
preposition
used for saying what group a particular person or thing is from
of
preposition
used for saying what substance is used for making something
of
preposition
used after some adjectives for saying a person or thing that a feeling is directed towards
of
preposition
used for saying what type of person or thing has been described by another noun
of
preposition
used for saying which person behaves in a particular way in a situation
of
preposition
used for saying what causes something
of
preposition
used for mentioning a quality that someone or something has
of
preposition
used for saying who has a particular relationship with someone else
onto
preposition
used for saying that something is added to a list, statement, word etc
pace
preposition
used before someone’s name for saying politely that you disagree with their opinion about a subject
pending
preposition
while waiting for something to be dealt with, settled, or completed
per
preposition
used for stating the rate or cost for each unit of time, quantity, distance etc
prep.
abbreviation
preposition
preposition
noun
a word that usually comes before a noun or a pronoun and shows its relation to another part of the sentence. In the sentences ‘I left it on the table’ and ‘She came out of the house’, the words ‘on’ and ‘out of’ are prepositions.
qua
preposition
as: used for describing the character or position of someone or something in a particular situation
thru
adverb, preposition
an informal way of writing ‘through’. This is sometimes used in newspapers and very informal American writing, but it is not generally accepted in British English.
towards
preposition
used when saying how you feel about someone or something or how you treat them
towards
preposition
used for showing how a process is developing in a way that will produce a particular result
towards
preposition
in order to help to pay for something
unto
preposition
an old word meaning ‘to’
upon
preposition
used after some verbs with the same meaning as ‘on’
upon
preposition
used between two nouns that are the same for emphasizing that there is a large number of the thing that you are mentioning
with
preposition
if one person or thing is with another or does something with them, they are together or they do it together
with
preposition
used for saying what possessions, qualities, or features someone or something has
with
preposition
used for saying what someone is holding or carrying
with
preposition
used for saying what is used for doing something
with
preposition
used for saying what person or thing you have a particular feeling towards
with
preposition
used for saying what feeling causes someone to react in a particular way
with
preposition
used for saying what causes someone or something to be in a particular state
with
preposition
used for saying the qualities that someone shows or the feelings that they have when they do something
with
preposition
used for saying what sound or expression someone or something makes when they do something
with
preposition
used for saying how something starts, continues, or ends
with
preposition
used for saying what is in or on something, for example what fills or covers it
with
preposition
developing or improving as a result of something
with
preposition
used for saying what event makes something possible
with
preposition
used for saying what a particular action or problem is related to
with
preposition
used for saying what people, countries etc someone behaves towards in a particular way
