List of Prepositions: 100 Important Prepositions in English for ESL Learners!

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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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