Prepositions
of Movement
Prepositions are used to
show movement to or from a place.
For example:-
to, through, across
We use to
to show movement with the aim of a specific destination.
For example:-
I moved to Germany in 1998.
He's gone to the shops.
I moved to Germany in 1998.
He's gone to the shops.
We use through
to show movement from one side of an enclosed space to the other.
For example:
The train went through the tunnel.
The train went through the tunnel.
We use across
to show movement from one side of a surface or line to another.
For example:
She swam across the river.
She swam across the river.
More prepositions of movement
She ran...
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across
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the road.
(from one side to the other)
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along
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the road.
(The length of the road.)
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around
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the playground.
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away from
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the policeman.
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back to
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the shop.
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down
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the hill.
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into
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the room.
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off
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the stage.
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onto (on to)
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the platform.
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out of
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the theatre.
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over
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the
bridge. (from one side of an open space to the other)
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past
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the opening.
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round
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the track.
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through
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the tunnel.
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to
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the door.
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towards
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the bus stop.
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under
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the shelter.
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up
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the hill.
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For example:
I threw the paper in the bin.
Let's have dinner at my place.
When used after some verbs, the preposition at also shows the target of an action:
The bowler was sent off for throwing the ball at the umpire, instead of to the batsman.
!Note - a lot of sites say that around and round are the same, but there can be a difference, especially in BrE. If someone says "they were running around", it implies the movement is erratic.
For example: Children tend to run around at school.
In BrE when we use "round" we imply a more definite purpose and a more circular movement.
For example: The athlete ran round the track.
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