English Grammar – Preposition list with examples
There is a need to take special care in its use because a particular preposition is used with a particular word. These are the following preposition lists with meaning and correct usage.
About
nearness of some kind, nearness of place, nearness of time.
Tell me about him.
Do you know about him?
The train is about to start.
He is about 6 feet tall.
She is careless about her duties.
It is about 9 o’clock.
The show is about to start.
Above
In a higher position, beyond the reach of
She is above suspicion.
They live above us.
My name is above yours in the list.
The flight is flying above the clouds.
I value my family above everything else.
Across
direction
We took a boat across the river.
Ram walked across the road.
A warm smile spread across her face.
There’s a bus stop just across the road.
After
later, sequence of time or place
He came after 4 o’clock.
July comes after June.
After marriage, he became rich.
I will enter after you.
He was asking after you.
Against
in opposition of some kind
I always warn you against your enemies.
Stand your cycle against the wall.
He is not against you.
There is an injection against virus.
He was against that decision.
Along
in the same line with anything
She walked along the highway.
The line went along the river’s bank.
Have you brought your diary along.
Plants grow along the side of the wall.
Among
location, belonging
The wolf was hiding among the trees.
She wanted to be among friends.
He was among his own kind.
At
proximity
She will come at 9 o’clock.
He is at home.
He lives at Pune.
I will wait for you at the talkies.
She is looking at him.
Pulse sells at Rs 90/- a kilo.
Before
earlier than, in front of
May comes before June.
She will come before program.
Think before speaking.
He stood before the judge.
Behind
location, cause, time
It stood behind the door.
The child was hiding behind the door.
Stay close behind me.
The train is behind its time.
Between
location, time, amount, connection
They lived in New York between 1988 and 2019.
The money was divided between my sons.
Beyond
on the further aside of
I have got nothing beyond this dress.
The damage is beyond repair.
There is a small town beyond this mountain.
Don’t spend beyond your means.
But
except
The problem is anything but easy.
He is not only a painter but also a dancer.
Everyone was there but you.
By
nearness of some kind
I was accompanied by my mother.
We are bored by this event.
Come and sit by me.
It is all by chance.
We travel by plane.
He is an Indian by birth.
For
indicating direction, period of time, indicating cause, function
I always care for him.
Is she preparing for the exams?
This is for you.
What can i do for yo?.
He has been running for an hour.
I am anxious for you.
He has been running for an hour.
From
motion or rest apart from anything
She has come from Goa.
Apples are falling from the tree.
He was blind from birth.
The boy was absent from school.
She stops me from going there.
In
rest in the interior of anything
We live in India.
She was busy in his work.
He is always in a hurry.
She is well versed in music.
We live in India.
He is always in a hurry.
Into
moving towards the interior of something
The police inquired into the matter.
She came into my room.
He poured the tea into the cup.
Heat turns water into vapour.
Can you translate this sentence into English?
Of
She is fond of apples.
Ram was the son of Dasratha.
Please give me a cup of tea.
He died of chorona.
I would like two litres of milk.
I know nothing of him.
On
We cannot rely on him.
He hit me on the hand.
Excuse me, you are standing on my foot.
She is writing on paper.
Can you stand on your head?
He is on holiday.
Over
He is over sixty.
I heard this over the radio.
Ice is scattered over the road.
I spoke to her over the phone.
There was a notice over the door.
The bridge is over the river.
Through
across the interior of anything
I knew it through the newspaper.
He died through accident.
There is no way through the forest.
To
motion towards anything
I am going to school.
He came to see us.
He is junior to me.
I am devoted to my love.
Towards
nearness
She is coming towards the office.
It is now towards afternoon.
He is very friendly towards me.
Under
less than, lower
His case is under consideration.
These buildings are under construction.
What is under the table.
The cat is under the chair.
He is struggling under the burden of his office.
With
union of some kind
She cut the apple with a knife.
I was sick with fever.
He is a man with long beards.
He is writing with a pencil.
I am always with you.
Within
inside the limit of something
The ambulance arrived within 15 minutes.
Houses within a radius of 5m.
This is not within my power.
Without
on the outside of anything
They can’t do without me.
This is a pond without water.
We cannot live without food.
