Preposition List
A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object. Some examples of prepositions are words like “in,” “at,” “on,” “of,” and “to.” Prepositions in English are highly idiomatic.
Prepositions in English are highly idiomatic. Although there are some rules for usage, much preposition usage is dictated by fixed expressions. In these cases, it is best to memorize the phrase instead of the individual preposition.
Preposition List
| A | aboard, about, above, according to, across, after, against, ahead of, along, amid, amidst, among, around, as, as far as, as of, aside from, at, athwart, atop |
| B | barring, because of, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, besides, between, beyond, but (when it means except), by, by means of |
| C | circa, concerning |
| D | despite, down, due to, during |
| E | except, except for, excluding |
| F | far from, following, for, from |
| I | in, in accordance with, in addition to, in case of, in front of, in lieu of, in place of, in spite of, including, inside, instead of, into |
| L | like |
| M | minus |
| N | near, next to, notwithstanding |
| O | of, off, on, on account of, on behalf of, on top of, onto, opposite, out, out of, outside, over |
| P | past, plus, prior to |
| R | regarding, regardless of |
| S | save, since |
| T | than, through, throughout, till, to, toward, towards |
| U | under, underneath, unlike, until, up, upon |
| V | versus, via |
| W | with, with regard to, within, without |
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