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150 Everyday Uses of English Prepositions: A Comprehensive Guide to Prepositional Power

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Prepositions are small words that can have a big impact on the meaning of a sentence. They can indicate the location of something, the direction of something, or the relationship between two things.

150 Everyday Uses of English Prepositions 3: From Intermediate to Advanced

150 Everyday Uses of English Prepositions. Book 3: From Intermediate to Advanced

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In English, there are over 150 prepositions. Each preposition has its own unique meaning and usage. This can make learning prepositions a challenge, but it's important to master them if you want to speak and write English fluently.

This guide will introduce you to the 150 most common prepositions in English. We'll provide examples of how each preposition is used, and we'll also give you some tips on how to remember them.

The 150 Most Common English Prepositions

The following table lists the 150 most common prepositions in English, along with their meanings and example sentences:

Preposition	Meaning	Example Sentence
above	higher than	The bird is flying above the tree.
across	from one side to the other	The man is walking across the street.
after	following	The dog is running after the ball.
against	opposite to	The team is playing against each other.
along	by the side of	The car is driving along the road.
among	in the middle of	The child is playing among the flowers.
around	surrounding	The people are walking around the park.
as	in the role of	The man is working as a doctor.
at	in a particular location	The woman is sitting at the table.
before	earlier than	The movie starts before noon.
behind	at the back of	The dog is hiding behind the couch.
below	lower than	The water is below the bridge.
beneath	under	The cat is sleeping beneath the bed.
beside	next to	The man is sitting beside the woman.
between	in the middle of two things	The car is parked between the two houses.
beyond	further than	The town is beyond the mountains.
but	except	I like all fruits but bananas.
by	near to	The house is by the river.
concerning	about	The email is concerning the meeting.
despite	in spite of	Despite the rain, we went for a walk.
down	to a lower position	The man is walking down the stairs.