Prepositions of Place
| Preposition | Use | Sentences |
| above | higher than something | The portrait hangs above my bed. |
| across | from one side to the other side | You mustn’t go across this road here. |
| There is a store across the building. | ||
| after | one follows the other | The dog ran after the cat. |
| After you. | ||
| against | directed towards something | The bird flew against the window. |
| along | in a line; from one point to another | They’re walking along the beach. |
| among | in a group | I like being among my friends. |
| around | in a circular way | We’re sitting around the campfire. |
| at* | position at a point | I arrived at the meeting. |
| behind | at the back of | Our house is behind the supermarket. |
| below | lower than something | Death Valley is 86 metres below sea level. |
| beside | next to | Our house is beside the store. |
| between | something/somebody is on each side | Our house is between the supermarket and the drugstore. |
| by | Near | He lives in the house by the river. |
| close to | Near | Our house is close to the bank. |
| down | from high to low | She came down the hill. |
| from | the place where it starts | Do you come from Seoul? |
| in front of | the part that is in the direction it faces | Our house is in front of the park. |
| inside | opposite of outside | You shouldn’t stay inside the building. |
| in* | place seen in three dimensions | We slept in the car. |
| larger areas | I was born in England. | |
| into | entering something | You shouldn’t go into the mansion. |
| near | close to | Our house is near the bus stop. |
| next to | beside | Our house is next to the post office. |
| off | away from something | The cat jumped off the roof. |
| on* | touches a surface | There is a vase on the table. |
| is seen as a point on a line | We were on the way from Paris to Rome. | |
| by a lake or sea | London lies on the Thames. | |
| onto | moving to a place | The cat jumped onto the roof. |
| opposite | on the other side | Our house is opposite the bus stop. |
| out of | leaving something | The cat jumped out of the window. |
| outside | opposite of inside | Can you wait outside? |
| over | above something/somebody | The cat jumped over the wall. |
| past | going near something/somebody | Go past the bookstore. |
| round | in a circle | We’re sitting round the campfire. |
| through | going from one point to the other point | You shouldn’t walk through the woods. |
| to | towards something/somebody | I like going to Canada. |
| Can you come to me? | ||
| I’ve never been to the U.S. | ||
| towards | in the direction of something | We ran towards the park. |
| under | below something | The dog is under the table. |
| up | from low to high | He went up the hill. |