Prepositions

 

Prepositions

Prepositions tell you where a noun is in relation to other things.

English Prepositions	Meaning	Example Sentence
about	concerning or related to something	We talked about the weather.
above	in a higher position than something	The kite is flying above the clouds.
across	on the opposite side of something	The bank is just across the street.
after	following in time or sequence	We will have dinner after the movie.
against	in opposition to something	The soccer team is playing against their rivals.
along	moving in a line or direction	The river flows along the valley.
among	in the middle of a group or surrounded by something	There is a red apple among the green ones.
around	moving in a circular manner or surrounding something	The children are playing around the tree.
at	indicating a specific time or location	We'll meet at the park at noon.
before	earlier in time or in front of something	Please clean up before you leave.
behind	at the back of something or in a position further back	The book is behind the shelf.
below	in or to a lower position	The fish are swimming below the water surface.
beside	by the side of or next to something	I sat beside my friend in class.
between	in the space separating two things or people	The cat is between the two boxes.
by	near to or beside something	The restaurant is by the park.
down	moving from a higher position to a lower position	The ball rolled down the hill.
during	throughout the course of a particular time period	He ate a lot during the party.
except	not including or excluding something	Everyone is here except for Sara.
for	intended to benefit someone or something	I bought a gift for my sister.
from	indicating the starting point of a movement or distance	The train is coming from the station.
in	inside or within something	The keys are in the drawer.
into	expressing movement or direction towards the inside of something	The cat jumped into the box.
like	similar to or in the same manner as something	She sings like a bird.
near	close to or not far from a particular place	There is a grocery store near my house.
next to	directly beside or adjacent to something	The library is next to the school.
of	expressing the relationship between a part and a whole or possession	A friend of mine visited me yesterday.
off	away from or not on something	To go to the mall, get off at X train station.
on	touching or covering a surface	The book is on the table.
out	outside or away from a place	The cat ran out of the house.
over	above or higher than something else	The plane flew over the mountains.
past	going beyond or in front of something	The car drove past the traffic light.