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To show/means/Use

Examples

Higher position than someone else or something else.

She placed the clock above the window.

Crossing from one side to another

We all swam across the river.

Shows sequence in place, time, effect, similarity etc.

He arrived here after nightfall.
I will go after you.

Directed towards something/ shows opposition

The bird flew against the wall.

How far something. happened (in the past)

12 years ago

In line with

They're walking along the river side.

in a group

I stood among my friends.

in a circular way

We're sitting around the flag post.

a point or place occupied in space, in, on, or near

to stand at the door; at the bottom of the barrel.

a location or position, as in time, on a scale, or in order

at zero; at noon; at age 65; at the end; at the lowest point.

presence or location

at home; at hand. www.ecintel.com

amount, degree, or rate

at great speed; at high altitudes.

a direction, goal, or objective

Aim at the mark. Look at that.

Earlier than something.

Before new year.
The flight landed before time.

at the back

Our college is behind the stock exchange.

Lower than something but not necessarily vertical.

Tome and Harry were below me.

next to

I stood beside Mary.

Something or somebody is on each side

Our school is between the college and the super market.

Separating (two points, objects, etc.):

between New York and Chicago.
between Monday and Friday

intermediate to, in time, quantity, or degree

between twelve and one o'clock; between 50 and 60 apples;
between pink and red. www.ecintel.com

linking; connecting

air service between cities

distinguishing one from the other

difference between good and bad.

in comparing

no preference between the two wines.

near to or next to

a home by a lake.

not later than; at or before

I usually finish work by five o'clock.

according to; in conformity with

This is a bad movie by any standards.

in a descending or more remote direction or place on, over, or along:

He came down the hill.

throughout the duration, continuance, or existence of

during the winter

at some time or point in the course of

They departed during the night.

period of time

for three weeks. www.ecintel.com

with the purpose of

to run for exercise.

suiting the purposes or needs of

medicine for the aged.

in order to obtain, gain, or acquire

to work for wages.

desirous of

a taste for fancy clothes.

the place where it starts

Do you come from the USA?

two points form a period

from Sunday to Wednesday
from June till December.
from Monday until Wednesday

within space, a place, or limits

walking in the park.

within something abstract or immaterial

in politics; in the autumn.

during a period or limit of time

in ancient times; in ten minutes.

to indicate means

sketched in ink; spoken in French.

into

Let's go in the house. www.ecintel.com

the part that is in the direction it faces

There is a garden in front of the house.

prior to the elapse of; within

He promised to arrive inside an hour.

on the inner side or part of; within

inside the circle; inside the envelope

to the inside of

He walked into the room.

entering something.

You shouldn't go into the castle.

close to

Our workshop is near the bus stand.

away from; apart or distant from

The squirrel jumped off the roof.

position above and supported by or in contact with

The vase is on the table. We rested on our hands and knees.

contact with or extent over (a surface) regardless of position

a picture on the wall; a rash on my back.

location at or along

the pasture on the south side of the river; a house on the highway.

days of the week

On Saturday. www.ecintel.com

Date

On15th January

On top of; to a position on; upon

The dog jumped onto the chair.

across from; facing:

My house is opposite the temple.

Leaving something.

The dog jumped out of the shed.

on or toward the outside of

Can you wait outside?

above something or somebody

The dog jumped over the wall.

gone by or elapsed in time

23 minutes past 6 (6:23)

going near something or somebody

Go past the post office.

continuously from or counting from

It has been warm since noon.

between a past time or event and the present

There have been many changes since the war.

in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other

to pass through a tunnel

over the surface of, by way of, or within the limits or medium of

to travel through a country; to fly through the air.

during the whole period of; throughout

They worked through the night

going from one point to the other point

You shouldn't walk through the forest.

up to the time of;

to fight till death.

direction toward a point, person, place, or thing approached and reached, as opposed to from

They came to the house.

direction toward something

from north to south.

in the direction of

They walk towards the river.

beneath and covered by

under a table; under a tree.

from low to high

They went up the stairs.

as far as or approaching (a certain part, degree, point, etc.

I am up to the eighth lesson.

during a period of time

within a day

in or into the interior of or the parts or space enclosed by

within city walls.