List of Prepositions in English

Prepositions are terms that describe how one thing interacts or relates to another. "The man sat in the chair," for example. This sentence's preposition is on. Prepositions indicate the location of something concerning something else. For example, the man is not under the chair. He's working on it.

They can also be more abstract in nature. Both for and to, as well as despite, are prepositions. Prepositions appear to be random words that don't seem to fit anywhere else. However, there are rules, and instances of prepositions that are more helpful than anything else.

Many prepositions have almost identical meanings. . The words at and to are frequently interchanged. It's not always necessary to recall precise rules, but rather phrases and learning which prepositions match with which nouns.

When it comes to propositions, many people believe that a sentence should not end with a preposition. That isn't entirely correct. It's allowed to use a preposition after a sentence as long as it's not merely an extra word. However, it can be removed if it is just an extra word and its removal does not affect the meaning of the sentence, for example, "where is the cat at?" In this sentence, the preposition 'at' can be removed.

Preposition List

We'll list all of the prepositions we can discover in the English language, which number roughly 150. They're divided into preposition groups based on how each form of preposition works.

Prepositions that are one word, as well as complex prepositions, are included in this list. When more than one-word functions as a preposition, it is called a complex proposition. This is not to be confused with a prepositional phrase, which begins with a preposition and ends with a noun.

Prepositions of Time

After
Around
Before
Up until
Circa
Following
Past
From
In
Ago
By
Until/till
About
Gone
At
On
Before
During
Since
For
Up to

Prepositions of Place

On top of
Outside of
Under
Among
Minus
In front of
Underneath
From
Near
Together with
Out of
Astride
Onboard
With
Atop
Outside
On
In
Behind
Against
Inside
Through
Forward of
Off
Opposite
Far
Near to
Beyond
Across
Within
Onto
At
Aboard
Beside
Amid
Beneath
Round
Next to
Of
In between
Without
Throughout
Out
By
Apart from
Below
Close to
Far from
Toward/towards
Above
Up against
Upon
Alongside
Into
Between
To
Over

Prepositions of Movement

Under
Further to
Against
Up
In between
Off
Down
On
Beneath
Via
By means of
Behind
Along with
Through
Away
Onto
Amid
Along
Past
Ahead
Out of
Above
Around
Into
Over
Toward/towards
Round
Away from
Below
Off of
Across

Preposition with Manner and Phrase

As for
By
in case of
Bar
Given
Except
Considering
Save for
Than
Versus
Concerning
Regardless of
About
Instead of
Excluding
On behalf of
Anti
Contrary to
Despite
Counting
Re
Like
In view of
Other than
Due to
Pending
Because of
With reference to
According to
Depending on
Unlike
Notwithstanding
But
Owing to
Except for
Plus
In addition to
With regard to
Pro
Worth
Of
As to
In light of
As well as
In spite of
Aside from
Save
Less
Excepting
On account of
Saving
As per
Regarding
Preparatory to
Cum
In face of
With
As
Per
Thanks to
But for
Barring
In favor of/in favour of
Including
Besides

Intransitive Prepositions

The intransitive prepositions listed below are single-word intransitive prepositions. Prepositions that can occur with or without noun phrase complements (that is, transitively or intransitively) are listed with the prototypical prepositions; prepositions that can occur with or without noun phrase complements (that is, transitively or intransitively) are listed with the prototypical prepositions. It's worth noting that dictionaries and grammars based on traditional grammar principles may classify these intransitive prepositions as adverbs.

herein
overland
now
thereto
overseas
forward(s)
ashore
thereby
underfoot
overhead
downhill
seaward(s)
apart
southwest
east
upstage
hence
downward(s)
westward(s)
outward(s)
forth
northwest
indoors
therewith
south
ahead
thence
here
upwind
abroad
herewith
adverbs.
there
downwind
upstairs
west
upstream
hereto
north
backward(s)
homeward(s)
then
overboard
heavenward(s)
downstream
uphill
hereof
home
aside
together
hereby
northward(s)
northeast
inward(s)
away
rightward(s)
back
downstage
onward(s)
southeast
southward(s)
therein
thenceforth
adrift
when
whence
aft
afterward(s)
underground
beforehand
outdoors
upward(s)
downstairs
leftward(s)
eastward(s)
henceforth
thereof
skyward(s)

Conjunctive Prepositions

The following are prepositions that take clauses as complements and are single-word prepositions. It's worth noting that dictionaries and grammars based on traditional grammar principles may classify these conjunctive prepositions as subordinating conjunctions.

since
besides
like
despite
at
lest
unless
on
wherever
given
once
so (purpose or result sense)
except
whereas
of
wherever
on
provided
whilst
between
given
beside
so (purpose or result sense)
lest
seeing
from
besides
given
upon
until
supposing
by
because
for
considering
though
now
from
granted
at
whereas
providing
because
beside
to
once
though
by
with
although
lest
notwithstanding
seeing
whilst
before
now
although
so (purpose or result sense)
lest
whereas
after
without
if (conditional sense)
till
before
considering
seeing
despite
than
to
except
whilst
like
from
at
supposing
while
by
since
when
than
notwithstanding
now
into
between
unless
as
granted
than
where
beside
save
when
providing
like
save
till
between
except
into
with
upon
beside
without
if (conditional sense)
since
while
upon
considering
providing
granted
where
between
with
besides
since
besides
like
despite
at
lest
unless
on
wherever
given
once
so (purpose or result sense)
except
whereas
of
wherever
on
provided
whilst
between
given
beside
so (purpose or result sense)
lest
seeing
from
besides
given
upon
until
supposing
by
because
for
considering
though
now
from
granted
at
whereas
providing
because
beside
to
once
though
by
with
although
lest
notwithstanding
seeing
whilst
before
now
although
so (purpose or result sense)
lest
whereas
after
without
if (conditional sense)
till
before
considering
seeing
despite
than
to
except
whilst
like
from
at
supposing
while
by
since
when
than
notwithstanding
now
into
between
unless
as
granted
than
where
beside
save
when
providing
like
save
till
between
except
into
with
upon
beside
without
if (conditional sense)
since
while
upon
considering
providing
granted
where
between
with
besides

List of Prepositions with Examples

The examples below show how prepositions are used in sentences. In the list of prepositions below, there is one example for each category of the preposition.

That happened during the 1980s
This is a preposition that expresses the relationship between the event and time. Many words are classified as both adverbs and prepositions, and many words are listed as both adverbs and prepositions.
The glass is on the bench
This preposition indicates the location of the glass on the bench. It's a geographical preposition.
She wrote a thesis with daizy
This preposition indicates how the work was written about these two individuals. This group is a little more ambiguous, and the names vary depending on whom you ask. It is largely concerned with how people or objects interact to perform together.
There is some juice in the bottle
They sat on the bench
The cat was hiding under the chair.
A little boy was sitting next to my aunt.
The girl is between 18 to 20 years in age.
Julia is popular among the teachers.
I can't see because of the man in front of me.