The Preposition (Time, Place, Movement, Manner, Phrases)

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 The Preposition

The technical definition of a preposition is “a word or group of words that is used with a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, location, or time, or to introduce an object.



Prepositions are words that tell how one thing is relating to or interacts with another. For example, “The man sat on the chair.” The preposition in this sentence is on. Prepositions tell us where something is about something else. The man isn’t under the chair, for example. He’s on it.

List of Prepositions of time

Prepositions of time are prepositions that we use to indicate something’s relationship with time.

1.    About

2.    After

3.    Ago

4.    Around

5.    At

6.    Before

7.    By

8.    Circa

9.    During

10. Following

11. For

12. From

13. Gone

14. In

15. On

16. Past

17. Prior to

18. Since

19. Until/till

20. Up to

21. Up until

 

 



 

List of Prepositions of Place

Prepositions of place tell where one thing is in space compared to another.

1.    Aboard

2.    Above

3.    Across

4.    Against

5.    Alongside

6.    Amid

7.    Among

8.    Apart from

9.    Astride

10. At

11. Atop

12. Behind

13. Below

14. Beneath

15. Beside

16. Between

17. Beyond

18. By

19. Close to

20. Far

21. Far from

22. Forward of

23. From

24. In

25. In between

26. In front of

27. Inside

28. Into

29. Minus

30. Near

31. Near to

32. Next to

33. Of

34. Off

35. On

36. Onboard

37. On top of

38. Onto

39. Upon

40. Opposite

41. Out

42. Out of

43. Outside

44. Outside of

45. Over

46. Round

47. Through

48. Throughout

49. To

50. Together with

51. Toward/towards

52. Whether this word ends with an -s depends on what region’s English is being used.

53. Under

54. Underneath

55. Up against

56. With

57. Within

58. Without





 

List of Prepositions of Movement

Prepositions of movement (also known as prepositions of direction) tell how something moves in relation to another thing. Many of these are also prepositions of place. Prepositions of place tell where something is, and prepositions of movement tell how something is moving.

1.    Above

2.    Across

3.    Against

4.    Ahead

5.    Along

6.    Along with

7.     Amid

8.    Around

9.    Away

10. Away from

11. Behind

12. Below

13. Beneath

14. By means of

15. Down

16. Further to

17. In between

18. Into

19. Off

20. Off of

21. On

22. Onto

23. Over

24. Out of

25. Past

26. Round

27. Through

28. Toward/towards

29. Under

30. Up

31. Via



 


 

List of Prepositions of Manner

Prepositions of manner (also known as prepositions of agency or prepositions of instrument) tell us how something is done. This category also includes many legal phrases and whether or not people are included or excluded.

1.    About

2.    According to

3.    Anti

4.    As

5.    As for

6.    As per

7.    As to

8.    As well as

9.    Aside from

10. Bar

11. Barring

12. Because of

13. Besides

14. But for

15. By

16. But

17. Concerning

18. Considering

19. Contrary to

20. Counting

21. Cum

22. Depending on

23. Despite

24. Due to

25. Except

26. Except for

27. Excepting

28. Excluding

29. Given

30. In addition to

31. in case of

32. In face of

33. In favor of/in favor of

34. In light of

35. In spite of

36. In view of

37. Including

38. Instead of

39. Less

40. Like

41. Notwithstanding

42. Of

43. On account of

44. On behalf of

45. Other than

46. Owing to

47. Pending

48. Per

49. Plus

50. Preparatory to

51. Pro

52. Re

53. Regarding

54. Regardless of

55. Save

56. Save for

57. Saving

58. Than

59. Thanks to

60. Unlike

61. Versus

62. With

63. Concerning

64. About

65. Worth

 


List of Prepositional Phrases


50 Examples of Prepositions

 

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