Most Common Prepositions

Most Common Prepositions

A through D   aboard about above absent across after against along alongside amid amidst among anti around as at atop before behind below beneath beside besides between beyond but by concerning considering despite down during

E through M  except excepting excluding following for from in in front of inside instead of into like mid minus

N through R near next of off on on top of onto opposite out of outside over past per plus regarding round

S through W save since than through till times to toward towards under underneath unlike until up upon versus via with within without

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Basic Preposition

List of Basic Prepositions

 as
at
but
by
down
for
from
in
into
like
near
next
of
off
on
onto
out
over
past
plus
minus
since
than
to
up
with

As children develop their reading skills, they will learn the spelling and definitions of more complex words. They are introduced to prepositions and other parts of speech between the second and fourth grade. The following list shows some more advanced prepositions:

List of Advanced Prepositions

aboard
about
above
across
after
against
along
around
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
beyond
during
except
following
inside
minus
onto
opposite
outside
round
since
through
toward
under
underneath
unlike
until
upon
without

Older elementary and middle school students are exposed to a variety of prepositions. This includes compound words and single words used in complex sentences.

according to
along with
alongside
among
apart from
as for
atop
because of
by means of
concerning
despite
except for
in addition to
in back of
in case of
in front of
in place of
in spite of
instead of
on top of
out of
regarding
throughout
till
up to
via
within
worth

Of course, the English language is full of exceptions. Some prepositions seem to break the rules, yet make sense in everyday language. These are called idioms. A few common examples include the following:

List of Idioms

according to
capable of
familiar with
impatient with
rewarded for
superior to
Prepositions are not always easy to identify in spoken and written language. However, they play a big part in making the English language colorful and interesting. Use this list of prepositions as a quick guide to help your student learn about prepositions.

Single words

• abaft
• aboard
• about
• above
• absent
• across
• afore
• after
• against
• along
• alongside
• amid
• amidst
• among
• amongst
• an (see “a” for usage in front of consonants.)
• apropos (“apropos of” is a common derived term.)
• around
• as (also an adverb and a conjunction)
• aside
• astride
• at
• athwart
• atop
• barring
• before
• behind
• below
• beneath
• beside
• besides
• between
• betwixt
• beyond
• but
• by
• circa, abbreviated as “c.” or “ca.”
• concerning
• despite
• down
• during
• except
• excluding
• failing
• following
• for
• from
• given
• in
• including
• inside
• into
• like
• mid (from “amid”. Usually used poetically.)
• midst (from “amidst”. Usually used poetically.)
• minus
• near
• next
• notwithstanding (also used post positionally)
• of
• off
• on
• onto
• opposite
• out
• outside
• over
• pace
• past
• per
• plus
• pro
• qua
• regarding
• round
• sans
• save
• since
• than
• through, thru (informal)
• throughout, thruout (informal)
• till
• times
• to
• toward
• towards
• under
• underneath
• unlike
• until
• up
• upon
• versus, commonly abbreviated as “vs.”, or (principally in law or sports) as “v.”
• via
• vice, meaning “in place of”^[1]
• with, sometimes written as “w/”
• within
• without, sometimes written as “w/o”
• worth

Multiple words

Two words

• according to
• ahead of
• apart from
• as for
• as of
• as per
• as regards
• aside from
• because of
• close to
• due to
• except for
• far from
• in to (contracted as into)
• inside of (note that inside out is an adverb, not a preposition)
• instead of
• left of
• near to
• next to
• on to (contracted as onto)
• out from
• out of
• outside of
• owing to
• prior to
• pursuant to
• regardless of
• right of
• subsequent to
• thanks to
• that of
• where as

Three words

• as far as
• as well as
• by means of
• in accordance with
• in addition to
• in case of
• in front of
• in lieu of
• in place of
• in point of
• in spite of
• on account of
• on behalf of
• on top of
• with regard to
• with respect to

Archaic or infrequently used

• anent
• anti (loan word)
• behither
• betwixt
• chez
• cum (Latin loan word)
• ere
• fornenst^[2]
• fornent^[2]
• gainst or ‘gainst (from against)
• neath or ‘neath (from beneath)
• outwith
• pro (loan word)
• qua (loan word)
• re (loan word)
• sans (loan word)
• ‘twixt (from betwixt)
• unto (largely supplanted by to; used in some formal, religious, or archaic contexts)
• vis-à-vis (loan word)

Not fully grammaticized

• concerning
• considering
• regarding
• worth

Preposition-like modifiers of quantified noun phrases

• apart from
• but
• except
• plus
• save

Postpositions

• ago as in “five years ago”, sometimes considered an adverb rather than a postposition
• apart as in “this apart”, also used prepositionally (“apart from this”)
• aside as in “such examples aside”, also used prepositionally (“aside from such examples”)
• away as in “five light years away”, sometimes considered an adverb or an adjective rather than a postposition
• hence as in “five years hence”, sometimes considered an adverb rather than a postposition
• notwithstanding also used prepositionally
• on as in “five years on”, also used prepositionally
• through as in “the whole night through”, also used prepositionally
• withal archaic as a postposition meaning with