Common List of Prepositions with Examples You Should Check

List of Prepositions With Examples: Learning from the list of Prepositions is a great way to improve your English vocabulary. These words are mostly used in day-to-day sentences which we might not even know about. However, there is a huge prepositional list you ought to know in English grammar and improve your vocabulary. So, if you wish to learn more about prepositions and their common usage, then you have come to the right blog. 

In this blog, you will get to see a list of prepositions with examples, types of them and how each one of them can be used in sentences. 

What are Prepositions?

A preposition is a word or rather a group of words which are used before a noun, pronoun or noun phrase. They are used to indicate direction, location, and time, to introduce an object or spatial relationships. Some examples of prepositions include ‘at’, ‘on’, ‘in’, ‘of’ and ‘to’. For example, The woman sat on the chair.

The preposition used in this sentence shows that the man sat ‘on’ the chair. 

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11+ Commonly Used List of Prepositions in Everyday Life

Here is the list of prepositions which can be used in sentences.

1. About
2. Above
3. Despite
4. Past
5. Round
6. Since
7. Through
8. Among
9. Beyond
10. Opposite
11. Unlike
12. Underneath
13. Within
14. Without

Types of Prepositions with Examples

Prepositions are of various types. They can be categorised into several categories. Here is the list of prepositions with examples.

1. Prepositions of Time
2. Prepositions of Place
3. Prepositions of Movement
4. Prepositions of Manner

You might now know that types of prepositions can be divided. Therefore, we have compiled a list of prepositions along with their meaning and examples. Below is the list of prepositions that will help you in using them in sentences. 

Preposition of Time

Preposition	Meaning	Example
About	In the time following (an event or another period)	I am very concerned about her illness.
Ago	Before the present; earlier	I saw him not long ago.
After	In the time following (an event or another period of time)	He looked after her baby.
Before	During the time of preceding.	She just left before sunrise.
At	Expressing location or arrival in a particular place or position	We are at war.

Also Read: Learn All About Adjectives in English Grammar!

Prepositions of Place

Preposition	Meaning	Example
Aboard	On or Into	I climbed abroad on the yacht.
Above	In extended space over and not touching	He held his arms above his head.
Amid	Surround by, in the middle of	The investigation comes amid growing concerns.
Astride	With a leg on each side	He sat on the chair astride.
Among	Situated more or less centrally in the relation	Soon I lost her among the crowd.

Prepositions of Movement

Prepositions	Meaning	Examples
Away	To or at a distance from a particular place	The will was locked away in the safe.
Away from	To distance something from someone	As he drove away from her house, he felt sad.
Behind	at or to the far side of (something), typically to be hidden by it.	He hid the treasure behind the tree.
Below	At a lower level	The sun disappeared below the horizon.
Beneath	Extending or directly underneath	The ground beneath is full of flowers.

Prepositions of Manner

Prepositions	Meaning	Example
As for	With regard to	As of yesterday, a lot of them must be in the bar.
As per	In accordance with	As per yesterday, a lot of them must be in the bar.
As to	With respect to	He makes it look so easy as to be ludicrous.
Aside from	Apart from	Money continues to be a problem but aside from that we’re all well.
Bar	Except for	Her kids were all gone now, bar one.

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