ENGLISH Prepositions List / English Description Emerald Study Notes
ENGLISH Prepositions List
There are more than 100 prepositions in English. Yet this is a very small number when you think of the thousands of other words (nouns, verbs etc). Prepositions are important words. We use individual prepositions more frequently than other individual words. In fact , the prepositions of, to and in are among the ten most frequent words in English. Here is a list of 70 of the more common one-word prepositions. Many of these prepositions have more than one meaning. Please refer to a dictionary for precise Meaning and usage.
English term list
There is less than one hundred prepositions in English. When you think of thousands of other words, this is still a very small number (noun, verb, etc.). The term is very important. We use individual prepositions than using other Individual words are more common. In fact, the preposition, very frequent will appear in 10 English dialogue. It lists the 70 single-word prepositions that are very commonly used. Most of these mesators are more than one thing. Check out the dictionary for more accurate meanings and usage.
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Aboard in (boat, plane, car), on (boat, plane, car) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- About Nearby, About, around, busy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ Above above, above Wen; above; above; above, too, beyond. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Across cross, Cross, on the opposite; cross, cross, in the side of ... opposite. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ------ After ..., it is simulated, simulated, with ... named, later, back ------------ -------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Against opposite, oppose, back, rely on, leaning ----------------- -------------------------------------------------- ----------- Along forward, forward; smooth, along. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ---- Amid in ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Among is in ..., .. .one----------------------------------------------- -------------------- ------------- Anti opponents, opponents; oppose. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------- ---- Around around, around, everywhere, approximately, around; around, all around. --------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --- AS is similar, is thought of, like it; when doing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- AT is in, for To, alignment, in aspect; --------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- / ******** *********************************************************** *********************************************************** * /
Before, before, before; before ... before ..., with it ... Ning. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------- ---- Behind later; after ... ----------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Below is ... Here, Adv. Is below, on the page. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Beneath is under ... .. ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- BESide is next to, and ... compare. ----- -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- Besides; except ... --------------- -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------- Beyond in (to) ... far one, more than, then, in the distance; far. --------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------------- But except; but, but; almost, just. --------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------- by nearby, next to By, basis, follow, pass, and use. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- / ******* *********************************************************** *********************************************************** ** /
Concerning About ------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------
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Despite Whether, despite, no matter. --------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Down down; down, under below, Lower; go down, along; fluff, soft hair, open highland. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- During. .. During the period, when ... -------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- / ******* *********************************************************** *********************************************************** ** /
ExcePt except, except ... except, opposition, not care; opposition; except ..., if it is not, unless, or not. ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------- ------------ ExcePting removes ... Except; unless ... except .... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------- -------- Excluding refuses to accept, remove ... exclude, rejection. ----------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -
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Following the following, ministerial, party feathers; the following, followed by ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- - for (expressive) For, because, as for, for, for, for, because. ----------------- ------------------------------------- From, inward, from, because. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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In ... (on), during the ... -------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- Inside inside, internal, internal organs, internal condition; internal, secret, in indoor work; inside; within. ----------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- INTO to ..., enter ..., become. .. The situation, in depth ... --------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- / ******** *********************************************************** *********************************************************** * /
Like hobby, the same person (or object); similar, the same; like, hope, wish; like, hope; icon, like; may. ----------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------
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Minus negative, minus; minus; negative numbers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------
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Near, intimate, close, (car, horse, etc.), is close; (time, space) close, not far; nearby, near ...; close, close. -------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------
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Of ... made from ...., About, for ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- OFF Far, idle, not working; leave, in distant, depart, separation, interruption, completion; from ... from ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------ ON above, attached to, near, close, direction, in ..., in the action, in the action ------------------------------------- ------------------------------ ONTO ... ------------ -------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Opposite relative, opposite, opposite, opposite, right, corresponding; opposite things -------- -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Outside outside, appearance, outside; outside, appearance, outside; outside, appearance, out of bound; ------------------------------------- ------------------------------- Over end, cross, from the head to the end; above, cross; above Extra things, cross; extra things. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- / ******* *********************************************************** *********************************************************** ** /
Past passed, the past, the past, the end; cross, late; Pass's past word ------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- - Per, every, by, for -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Plus plus; positive, add - -------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------
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regarding about ------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------- round circle, orb, roving, troll, [body] a; Round, spherical, plump, probably, full, complete, straight, obesity; around, nearby, bypassing, in ... surrounded; round, make round, bypassing, completion , Surrounded, rounded, round, gain, gay, circular, turning, progress; surround, circulating, in the surrounding, backward, reverse direction, one. ---------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------- / *********************************** *********************************************************** *********************** /
Save rescue, preservation, preservation, reservation, save, save, save, save, save, save, except ... save. -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ---------- later since, later, before; since, since ...; since ... since ... since, since ---------. -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------
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than ratio; ---------------------------------------- compared with .... ---------------------------------------- through through through, from beginning to end , Via, to the end, from beginning to end, straight, thoroughly, completely; direct, straight - through. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------- ---- TO, go, give ..., for ..., until ... so before ..., ratio,, [expressed degree, range] to, Da ------ -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ toward to, for order; promising, favorable approximation, gentle ------. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ Towards, DPRK, opposite, close, right, help ------------ -------------------------------------------------- ------------------
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under under ... within ... the, under the leadership of ... below, under the guise; the next ---------------------. -------------------------------------------------- -------- Underneath below; below ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- different unlinke, dissimilar; unlike ..., and ... ------------------------------ different. -------------------------------------------------- ... until to date, in the past ...; ... to date, in the past ... until ... until -------------------. -------------------------------------------------- ----------- Up up, to (higher place, northern), get up, get up; up, on, edge; up, upstream. --------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------- Upon ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------- / ***************************************** ************************************************** ****************** /
Versus pair (referring to litigation, competition, etc.), with ... relative -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- via through, by via ------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------
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With, use, with ..., due to,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, -------------------------------------------------- ----- Within inside, inside; inside, inside; in the inside, in the heart; within ..., do not over; inside, inside. -------------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------------ without, no, (Table Condition) If not, there is no; outside, outside the house. ------------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------------
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