List of Prepositions! Following is a full preposition list from A to Z in English. They have been chosen especially for ESL learners.
List of Prepositions
What is a Preposition?
A Preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and some other word or element in the rest of the sentence.
Learn 100 prepositions in English.
- Abroad
- About
- Above
- According to
- Across
- After
- Against
- Ago
- Ahead of
- Along
- Amidst
- Among
- Amongst
- Apart
- Around
- As
- As far as
- As well as
- Aside
- At
- Away
- Barring
- Because of
- Before
- Behind
- Below
- Beneath
- Beside
- Besides
- Between
- Beyond
- But
- By
- By means of
- Circa
- Concerning
- Despite
- Down
- Due to
- During
- In
- In accordance with
- In addition to
- In case of
- In front of
- In lieu of
- In place of
- In spite of
- In to
- Inside
- Instead of
- Into
- Except
- Except for
- Excluding
- For
- Following
- From
- Hence
- Like
- Minus
- Near
- Next
- Next to
- Past
- Per
- Prior to
- Round
- Off
- On (prepositions of time and place: at in on)
- On account of
- On behalf of
- On to
- On top of
- Onto
- Opposite
- Out
- Out from
- Out of
- Outside
- Over
- Owing to
- Than
- Through
- Throughout
- Till
- Times
- To
- Toward
- Towards
- Under
- Underneath
- Unlike
- Until
- Unto
- Up
- Upon
- Via
- With
- With a view to
- Within
- Without
- Worth
List of Prepositions Examples
- He went abroad to preach Christianity to the heathen.
- According to the rules, no alcohol can be consumed on the premises.
- I found the letter amongst his papers.
- I need the money. And besides, when I agree to do something, I do it.
- Despite winning the title, their last campaign ended in great disappointment.
- Water consumption decreased during the winter.
- In addition to the thick fog, there was a heavy swell.
- He used a knife instead of chopsticks.
- On behalf of my client, I would like to remind you of your obligations in this matter.
- Better be out of the world than out of fashion.
- I didn’t attend the meeting owing to the headache.
- As he ran toward me, his face broke into a wide grin.
- Dan’s actually quite nice, unlike his father.
- They are going from Shanghai to Los Angeles via Tokyo.
- Make sure you keep within the new lower speed limit.
- A life without a friend is a life without a sun.
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The first word in your list is incorrect. It should be the word aboard (on a ship), not abroad (overseas)l.
Karen
Can u help with answers for d preposition
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Why did you say boo?
Prob cause it’s close to Halloween?? .-.
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Is mmmmmm a preposition? Asking for my boy
I dont think so
I didn’t know worth was a prepositions
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