English Prepositions List
There are about 150 prepositions in English. Yet this is a very small number when you
think of the thousands of other words (nouns, verbs etc.). Prepositions are important
words. We use individual prepositions more frequently than other individual words. In
fact, the prepositions of, to and in are among the ten most frequent words in English.
Here is a short list of 70 of the more common one-word prepositions. Many of these
prepositions have more than one meaning. Please refer to a dictionary for precise
meaning and usage.
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aboard
about
above
across
after
against
along
alongside
amid
amidst
among
amongst
anti
around
as
astride
at
atop
bar
barring
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
besides
between
beyond
but
by
circa
concerning
considering
counting
despite
down
during
except
excepting
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excluding
following
for
from
given
gone
in
including
inside
into
less
like
minus
near
notwithstanding
of
off
on
onto
opposite
outside
over
past
pending
per
plus
pro
re
regarding
respecting
round
save
saving
since
than
through
thru
throughout
till
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to
touching
toward
towards
under
underneath
unlike
until
up
upon
versus
via
with
within
without
worth
according to
ahead of
á la
along with
apart from
as for
aside from
as per
as to
as well as
away from
because of
but for
by means of
close to
contrary to
depending on
due to
except for
forward of
further to
in addition to
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in between
in case of
in face of
in favor of
in front of
in lieu of
in spite of
instead of
in view of
preparatory to
prior to
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regardless of
save for
thanks to
together with
up against
up to
up until
vis-á-vis
with reference to
with regard to
irrespective
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near to
next to
on account of
on behalf of
on board
on top of
opposite to
other than
out of
outside of
owing to
The State of Being/Helping Verbs
Am
Is
Are
Was
Were
Be
Being
Been
Have
Has
Had
Do
Does
Did
Shall
Will
Should
Would
May
Might
Must
Can
Could