English Prepositions for "Movement and Direction"

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a

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used to indicate a general sense of movement without specifying a precise path or direction

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We walked about the town.

The birds were flying about the park.

aboard

preposition

a

ə

b

oa

ɔ

r

d

on or inside a vehicle, ship, or aircraft

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across

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a

ə

c

k

r

o

ɔ:

ss

s

from one side or place to another

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along

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a

ə

l

o

ɔ

n

g

in a particular direction on or beside a road, path, or other route

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a

ə

r

o

a

u

ʊ

n

d

used to indicate movement in a circular or surrounding path

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aslant

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a

s

l

a

æ

n

t

used to indicate that something is positioned or inclined diagonally or at an angle

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by

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b

y

aɪ

used to indicate movement or passage alongside or past a particular point or object

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down

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d

o

a

w

ʊ

n

toward a lower position or level

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into

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i

ɪ

n

t

o

u

to the inner part or a position inside a place

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off

preposition

o

ɑ

ff

f

used to indicate a position or direction that is away from a person, place, or thing

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into

preposition

i

ɪ

n

t

o

u

used to indicate movement towards something and getting in physical contact

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on to

preposition

/ˈɑːn tuː/

used to indicate movement or transition to a new location or situation

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over

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/ˈoʊvɚ/

used to express movement from one side or point to another, typically implying crossing or spanning

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out

preposition

o

a

u

ʊ

t

from the inside of something toward the outside

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past

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p

a

æ

s

t

used to indicate movement in a direction beyond or to the other side of someone or something

around

through

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th

θ

r

ou

u:

gh

used to indicate movement or passage from one side or end to the other

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towards

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t

o

ɔ

w

a

r

d

s

z

in the direction of someone or something

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with

preposition

w

i

ɪ

th

ð

used to indicate being in the same direction as something or someone

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up

preposition

u

ʌ

p

from a lower point to a higher point along a surface or structure

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