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This is a list of English prepositions. In English, some prepositions are short, typically containing six letters or

fewer. There are, however, a significant number of multi-word prepositions. Throughout the history of the

English language, new prepositions have come into use, old ones have fallen out of use, and the meaning of

existing prepositions has changed. The prepositions generally remain a closed class.

Contents

1 Single words

2 Multiple words

2.1 Two words

2.2 Three words

2.3 Preposition + (article) + noun + preposition

3 Archaic or infrequently used

4 Not fully grammaticized

5 Preposition-like modifiers of quantified noun phrases

6 Postpositions

7 References

Single words

a

abaft

aboard

about

above

absent

acrossafore

after

against

along

alongside

amid

amidst

among

amongstan(see "a"

for usage in

front of

consonants)

aside

astride

at

athwart

atop

barringbefore

behind

below

beneath

beside

besides

between

betwixt

beyond

but

by

circa

(sometimes

except

excluding

failing

following

for

from

given

in

including

inside

into

lest

like

mid(from

"amid".

Usuallyused

poetically.)

midst(from

notwithstanding

(also used

postpositionally)

of

off

on

onto

opposite

out

outside

over

pace

past

per

pluspro

qua

regarding

throughout,

thruout

(informal)

till

times

to

toward

towards

under

underneath

unlike

until

up

upon

versus, commonly

abbreviated as

"vs.", or

(principally in lawor sports) as "v."

via

vice, meaning "in


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apropos

("apropos of"

is a common

derived term)

around

as(also an

adverb and a

conjunction)

abbreviated

as "c." or

"ca.")

concerning

despite

down

during

"amidst".

Usually

used

poetically.)

minus

modulo

near

next

round

sans

save

since

than

through, thru

(informal)

place of"[1]

with(sometimes

written as "w/")

within(sometimes

written as "w/in" or

"w/i")

without

(sometimes writtenas "w/o")

worth

Multiple words

Two words

according to

ahead of

apart from

as for

as of

as per

as regards

aside from

back to

because of

close to

due to

except for

far from

in to(contracted as into)

inside of(note that inside outis 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

up to

where as

Three words

as far as

as well as

Preposition + (article) + noun + preposition

English has a number of idiomatic expressions which act as prepositions, but can be analyzed as a prepositionfollowed by a noun (sometimes preceded by the definite or, occasionally, indefinite article) followed by another

preposition.[2]Common examples include:

by means of


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for the sake of

in accordance with

in addition to

in case of

in front of

in lieu of

in order to

in place ofin point of

in spite of

on account of

on behalf of

on top of

with regard to

with respect to

with a view to

Archaic or infrequentl used

anent

anti(loan word)

behither

betwixt

chez

cum(Latin loan word)

erefornenst[3]

fornent[3]

gainstor 'gainst(from against)

neathor 'neath(from beneath)

outwith

pro(loan word)

qua(loan word)

re(loan word)

sans(loan word)

'twixt(from betwixt)

unto(largely supplanted by to; used in some formal, religious, or archaic contexts)

vis--vis(loan word)

Not full grammaticied

concerning(alternate for "about", "with respect to")

considering(alternate for "given")

regarding(alternate for "about", "with respect to")

respecting(alternate for "about", "with respect to")

worth[citation needed]


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Preposition-like modifiers of quantified noun phrases

apart from

but

except

plus

save

Postpositions

agoas in "five years ago", sometimes considered an adverb rather than a postposition

apartas in "this apart", also used prepositionally ("apart from this")

asideas in "such examples aside", also used prepositionally ("aside from such examples")

awayas in "five light years away", sometimes considered an adverb or an adjective rather than a

postposition

henceas in "five years hence", sometimes considered an adverb rather than a postposition

notwithstandingalso used prepositionallyonas in "five years on", also used prepositionally

throughas in "the whole night through", also used prepositionally

withalarchaic as a postposition meaning with

References

1. ^meaning "See definition 3 definition (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/vice) "

2. ^Rodney Huddleston, Geoffrey K. Pullum et al.(2002). "chapter 7 3.1". Cambridge: Cambridge University

Press. pp. 618620. ISBN 0-521-43146-8.3. ^ fornenst definition (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fornenst)

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