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Prepositions - Prepositions of Movement and Direction

These prepositions indicate movement or specify the direction of movement.

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about

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

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aboard

on or inside a vehicle, ship, or aircraft

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across

used to indicate movement from one side or place to another

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along

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

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around

used to indicate movement in a circular or surrounding path

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aslant

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

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by

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

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down

from a point that is high or higher on a thing to a point that is lower

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into

to the inner part or a position inside a place

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off

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

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into

used to indicate movement towards something and getting in physical contact

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on to

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

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over

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

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out

from the inside of something toward the outside

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past

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

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through

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

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towards

in the direction of someone or something

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with

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

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up

used to indicate a movement in a direction toward a higher point or place

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