English Prepositions List

There are about 150 prepositions in English. Yet this is a very small number when you think
of the thousands of other words (nouns, verbs etc). Prepositions are important words. We
use individual prepositions more frequently than other individual words. In fact, the
prepositions of, to and in are among the ten most frequent words in English. Here is a short
list of 70 of the more common one-word prepositions. Many of these prepositions have
more than one meaning. Please refer to a dictionary for precise meaning and usage.

aboard considering Per

about despite Plus
above down regarding
across during round
after except Save
against excepting Since
along excluding Than
amid following through
among For To
anti from toward
around In towards
as inside under
at into underneath
before Like unlike
behind minus Until
below near up
beneath Of upon
beside off versus
besides on via
between onto with
beyond opposite within
but outside without
by over
concerning past