Preposition
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Usage
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Example
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in
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country
book, paper etc.
car, taxi
picture, world
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in the kitchen,
in London
in the book
in the car, in a
taxi
in the picture,
in the world
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at
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meaning next to, by an object
for table
for events
place where you are to do something
typical (watch a film, study, work)
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at the door, at
the station
at the table
at a concert, at
the party
at the cinema, at
school, at work
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on
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attached
for a place with a river
being on a surface
for a certain side (left, right)
for a floor in a house
for public transport
for television, radio
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the picture on
the wall
London lies on
the Thames.
on the table
on the left
on the first
floor
on the bus, on a
plane
on TV, on the
radio
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by, next to, beside
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left or right of somebody or
something
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Jane is standing
by / next to / beside the car.
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under
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on the ground, lower than (or
covered by) something else
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the bag is under
the table
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below
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lower than something else but above
ground
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the fish are
below the surface
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over
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covered by something else
meaning more than
getting to the other side (also across)
overcoming an obstacle
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put a jacket over
your shirt
over 16 years of
age
walk over the
bridge
climb over the
wall
|
above
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higher than something else, but not
directly over it
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a path above the
lake
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across
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getting to the other side (also over)
getting to the other side
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walk across the
bridge
swim across the lake
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through
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something with limits on top, bottom
and the sides
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drive through the
tunnel
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to
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movement to person or building
movement to a place or country
for bed
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go to the cinema
go to
London / Ireland
go to bed
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into
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enter a room / a building
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go into the
kitchen / the house
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towards
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movement in the direction of
something (but not directly to it)
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go 5 steps
towards the house
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onto
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movement to the top of something
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jump onto the
table
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from
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in the sense of where from
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a flower from the
garden
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