Preposition and the Meaning

 

PREP.	SPACE	TIME	DEGREE	OTHER
At	Point/intersect: Meet me at the corner Target: Look at John, throw the stone at the wall General area: Meet me at the theater.	We meet at 2:00 It rains at night here	Water freezes at 0oC	He works at keeping in shape She’s good at dancing
About	All arrund: he ran about the yard	Approx.: about 1:00	Approx: about 1$ About 70 degees	Concerning: a book about mathematics
Above	Higher than: above the picture (on th wall)		Above $5 Above freezing Above average	Above suspicion Above reproach
Against	Contact: to lean aganst the wall	Conflict: to work against the clock	Conflict: two against four	Internal: against one’s will External:against all odds
Around	State: the fence is around the house. Action: th children run around the yard.	Approx: around 1:00	Approx: around $2 Around 4 kms
Before	Infront of: before the house He stood before us	Earlier than: before 1960 Before the accident
Below	Lower than: below the surface		Below zero Below average
Between	At an intermediate point to two entities: between the house and the street	Between 1 and 2 o’clock	Between 100 and 120 kgs	Between you and me
By	Nearness: chair by the desk	No later than: by 6 p.m	Reduplication (gradual increase): little by little; inch by inch Degree of failure: miss the target by a mile. Miss the train by 3 minutes	Without help: do by oneself
For	Goal: set out for Indonesia Distance:  for 7 kms	Duration: for 7 years	Exchange: buy for $5	Reason: Bali is famousfor its beauty Goal/purpose: fish for trout
From	A stratingpoint: we traveled fro N.Y to L.A. Origin: man from New York	Work from 8 to 4	From 60 to 80 degree From 5 to 7 dollars	Source: paper is made fro wood. Cause: wet from the rain
In	Enclosure: the man is in the room.	In a period:  WW II ended in1945. Future appointment: Come in 10 minutes		Currency: pay me in dollars Language: Say it in English
Of	Name of geog. Location or institution: the city of new York The states of Texas The University of Indonesia	Before:  a quarter of ten	Fraction, portion: one of the boys	Possess/association: a friend of mine. Source: a table made of wood.
On	Contact: on the wall Along: on the isle; I live on this street	Day, date: on Sunday; on November  tenth		Communication: on the radio; on TV; Concerning: a book on magic; a lecture on religious
Over	State of being above (with or without contact): Carry a sweater over his shoulder; the roof over our head. Action above: jump over the fence	Spanning time: over the week	More than: over an hour Over $ 3 Over 9 degree C	Communication: over the radio, TV
Through	Penetrate: through the window; through the forest	Duration: through the years		Endurance: through thick and thin
To	Direction: go to the movies	Until: work from 8 to 5 Before: a quarter to eleven	He is wise to that extent/He is wise to such an extent that …	Accompany: dance to the music
Toward(s)	In the direction of: walk toward the wall	Toward morning	The temperature moved steadily toward 0 degree C	Toward a lasting peace
Under	Below (state): be under the house Below (action): crawl under the house	Less than: in under  an hour	Under $1 Under 20 men Under  80 degrees	Condition: under presser
With	Alongside, near: even with the wall	Together: He grew wiser with the years. He rises with the chickens.	Equal standing or ability: rank with the best; run with the fastest	In regard to: pleased with the gift Manner: spoke with ease.