prepositions

Words showing position

Prepositions is the plural of preposition, a word that shows relationships between other words in a sentence—typically of place, time, or direction: in, on, at, by, for, with, to, from.

Prepositions usually come before nouns or pronouns: on the table, after dinner, with her.

The old rule against ending sentences with prepositions is widely ignored in natural speech: What are you looking at?

spatial

at

Preposition of location

inDenoting enclosure or inclusion
onTouching from above
aboveAt greater height

below · between · beside · behind · beneath · under · over · near · around · through

relational

of

Derived from something

withIn company of
forOn behalf of
aboutConcerning or approximately

regarding · concerning · between · among · against · without · despite · notwithstanding · versus · amid

directional

to

Preceding infinitive verbs

fromIndicating origin or source
intoExpressing movement inward
ontoIn contact above

off · out · up · down · toward · towards · away · through · across · along

temporal

before

Prior in time

afterFollowing in time
duringThroughout the span of
sinceFrom then onward

until · till · by · within · throughout · past · following · pending · prior · between

grammatical

object

Tangible entity or aim

complementWhat makes complete
phraseWords forming partial meaning
clauseProvision in agreement

stranding · case · accusative · dative · genitive · ablative · locative · particle · postposition · intransitive

agency

by

Preposition of nearness

withIn company of
throughFrom start to finish
viaBy way of

using · per · employing · utilizing · means · instrument · agent · cause · medium · channel

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