list of Prepositions

Preposition

A word like at, to, in, over etc. Prepositions usually come before a noun and give information about things like time, place and direction.


One word Preposition

a (see "an" for usage in front of vowels.)

abaft

aboard

about

above

absent

across

afore

after

against

along

alongside

amid

amidst

among

amongst

an (see "a" for usage in front of consonants.)

apropos ("apropos of" is a common derived term.)

around

as

aside

astride

at

athwart

atop

barring

before

behind

below

beneath

beside

besides

between

betwixt

beyond

but

by

circa

concerning

despite

down

during

except

excluding

failing

following

for

from

given

in

including

inside

into

like

mid (from "amid". Usually used poetically.)

midst (from "amidst". Usually used poetically.)

minus

near

next

notwithstanding (also used post positionally)

of

off

on

onto

opposite

out

outside

over

pace

past

per

plus

pro

qua

regarding

round

sans

save

since

than

through, thru (informal)

throughout, thruout (informal)

till

times

to

toward

towards

under

underneath

unlike

until

up

upon

versus, commonly abbreviated as "vs."

via

vice, meaning "in place of"[1]

with

within

without

worth

Two words

according to

ahead of

as of

as per

as regards

aside from

because of

close to

due to

except for

far from

in to (contracted as into)

inside of (note that inside out is an adverb, not a preposition)

instead of

left of

near to

next to

on to (contracted as onto)

out from

out of

outside of

owing to

prior to

pursuant to

regardless of

right of

subsequent to

thanks to

that of

where as

Three words

as far as

as well as

by means of

in accordance with

in addition to

in case of

in front of

in lieu of

in place of

in point of

in spite of

on account of

on behalf of

on top of

with regard to

with respect to