Prepositions List

There are over 150 propositions in English. Most of them are not used very often. The majority of prepositions are only one word, however, there are a number of 2 and 3-word prepositions.

A small number make up over 90% of preposition usage in standard language.  The same preposition is used to express a number of relationships, or the same relationship can use a number of prepositions.

at

on

in

to

of

from

for

with

by

about

Below is a list of over 150 prepositions used in English.

A

aboard

about

above

across

after

against

along

alongside

amid

among

amongst

anti

around

as

astride

at

atop

according to

ahead of

along with

apart from

as for

aside from

as per

as to

as well as

away from

B

bar

barring

before

behind

below

beneath

beside

besides

between

beyond

but

by

because of

but for

by means of

C

circa

concerning

considering

counting

cum

close by

close to

contrary to

D

despite

down

during

depending on

due to

E

except

excepting

excluding

except for

F

following

for

from

far from

forward of

further to

G

given

gone

I

in

including

inside

into

in addition to

in between

inside of

instead of

in case of

in face of

I favour of

in front of

in lieu of

in spite of

in view of

inside of

instead of

L

less

like

M

minus

N

near

notwithstanding

near to

next to

O

onboard

of

off

on

onto

opposite

outside

over

on account of

on behalf of

on to

on top of

opposite to

other than

out of

outside of

owing to

P

past

pending

per

plus

pro

preparatory to

prior to

R

re

regarding

respecting

round

regardless of

rather than

S

save

saving

since

save for

such as

T

than

through

throughout

till

to

touching

toward

towards

thanks to

together with

U

under

underneath

unlike

until

up

upon

up against

up to

up until

V

versus

via

W

with

within

without

worth

with reference to

with regards to