in | | - I watch TV in the living-room
- I live in New York
- Look at the picture in the book
- She looks at herself in the mirror.
- She is in the car.
- Look at the girl in the picture
- This is the best team in the world
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at | - used to show an exact position or particular place
- table
- events
- place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work)
| - I met her at the entrance, at the bus stop
- She sat at the table
- at a concert, at the party
- at the movies, at university, at work
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on | - attached
- next to or along the side of (river)
- used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it.
- left, right
- a floor in a house
- used for showing some methods of traveling
- television, radio
| - Look at the picture on the wall
- Cambridge is on the River Cam.
- The book is on the desk
- A smile on his face
- The shop is on the left
- My apartment is on the first floor
- I love traveling on trains /on the bus / on a plane
- My favorite program on TV, on the radio
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by, next to, beside, near | | - The girl who is by / next to / beside the house.
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between | - in or into the space which separates two places, people or objects
| - The town lies halfway between Rome and Florence.
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behind | | - I hung my coat behind the door.
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in front of | - further forward than someone or something else
| - She started talking to the man in front of her
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under | - lower than (or covered by) something else
| - the cat is under the chair.
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below | - lower than something else.
| - the plane is just below the the cloud
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over | - above or higher than something else, sometimes so that one thing covers the other.
- more than.
- across from one side to the other.
- overcoming an obstacle
| - She held the umbrella over both of us.
- Most of the carpets are over $100.
- I walked over the bridge
- She jumped over the gate
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above | - higher than something else, but not directly over it
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across | - from one side to the other of something with clear limits / getting to the other side
| - She walked across the field/road.
- He sailed across the Atlantic
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through | - from one end or side of something to the other
| - They walked slowly through the woods.
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to | | - We went to Prague last year.
- I go to bed at ten.
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into | - towards the inside or middle of something and about to be contained, surrounded or enclosed by it
| - Shall we go into the garden?
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towards | - in the direction of, or closer to someone or something
| - She stood up and walked towards him.
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onto | - used to show movement into or on a particular place
| - I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.
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from | - used to show the place where someone or something starts:
| - What time does the flight from Amsterdam arrive?
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