Prepositions of place and direction

Prepositions of place and direction

A preposition is a part of the speech that usually comes before a noun or pronoun and connects it with another part of the sentence.

A preposition of place is a preposition which is used to refer to a place where something or someone is located.

A preposition of direction is a preposition which is used to show movement from one place to another.

Let’s see the meaning and examples of some prepositions of place and direction:

preposition	explanation	example
in	inside	There are beautiful flowers in the garden.
on	on the top (to express surface; to specify days and dates)	There is a solar panel on the roof of the house.
near	close in distance	There is a playground near the house.
far from	a long distance away	The river is far from the house.
next to/beside	at the side of something	The library is next to my house.
under	lower than/below something else	The basement is under the first floor.
over	on the surface of something and partly or completely covering it; higher than something and not touching it	There is a carpet over the floor.
behind	at the back of	There is vegetable garden behind the house.
in front of	further forward than something	There is a sidewalk in front of my house.
between	in or through the space separating two things	The house is between the library and the church.
among	in the middle of something and surrounded by other things	The house is among many other houses in this neighborhood.
below	in a lower place than something	There is a rug below the coffee table.
above	at or to a higher place of something; or more than something	There is a mirror above the sink.
at	to point out the specific time or place where and when something happens	I’m meeting her at home.
up	toward a higher level	Take the stairs up to the attic.
down	toward a lower level	Take the stairs down to the hall.
along	in line that follows the side of something	There is a path along the river.
across	movement from one end to or towards the other end of something	My best friend lives just across the street.
opposite	on the other side of something and usually facing it	On the opposite side of the market is the bank.
against	opposite of something; on the side of something and touching it	The bank is against the market.
toward(s)	getting closer or going into the direction of something	My father’s car is on the driveway and is just going towards the garage.
from … to …	starting at specific point and ending at another	My grandparents are coming from Europe to the US for Christmas.
past	on or to the other side of something; passing beyond something	If you drive past the church, you should see the bank on your right.
around	movement in circle; surrounding something	I went on a run around the park.
through	passing from one end or side of something to the other	Look through the window to see our garden.

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