Advanced Vocabulary - Prepositions

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 for saying what happens within a particular group of people.

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 that many people in a group have a particular opinion or feeling.

at preposition

in a particular place.

at preposition

used for saying that someone is doing something or taking part in an activity somewhere.

at preposition

used for saying where you stop on a journey.

at preposition

used for stating what state or situation someone or something is in.

at preposition

in a particular part of a process, activity, programme, or book.

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 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 the place where something was made.

from preposition

starting at a particular age and continuing.

from preposition

used for stating what something was originally a part of.

from preposition

starting at one amount and increasing or becoming less.

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

used for stating what someone or something becomes after a change.

into preposition

used for stating what bad situation someone starts to become involved in.

into preposition

used when dividing one number by another.

into preposition

used for stating what physical or emotional state someone starts to be in.

into preposition

starting to take part in an activity or type of work.

into preposition

arriving somewhere.

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.

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 after nouns that refer to actions for saying who or what does the action.

of preposition

used for saying what something contains.

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 is affected by the action.

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 who something belongs to.

of preposition

used for saying what group a particular person or thing is from.

of preposition

used for saying what something is part of.

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

formal used before someone’s name for saying politely that you disagree with their opinion about a subject.

pending preposition

formal 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

linguistics preposition.

preposition noun

linguistics 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

formal 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

formal 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 feeling causes someone to react in a particular way.

with preposition

used for saying the qualities that someone shows or the feelings that they have when they do something.

with preposition

developing or improving as a result of something.

with preposition

used for saying what someone is holding or carrying.

with preposition

used for saying what causes someone or something to be in a particular state.

with preposition

used for saying what sound or expression someone or something makes when they do something.

with preposition

used for saying what is used for doing something.

with preposition

used for saying what event makes something possible.

with preposition

used for saying what person or thing you have a particular feeling towards.

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

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.

prepositional adjective

among yourselves ourselves themselves

with each other

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