List of English prepositions Single words
a abaft aboard about above absent across afore after against along alongside amid amidst among amongst an (see "a" for usage in front of consonants) apropos ("apropos of" is a common derived term) around as (also an adverb and a conjunction)
aside astride at athwart atop barring before behind below beneath beside besides between betwixt beyond but by circa (sometimes abbreviated as "c." or "ca.") concerning despite down during
except excluding failing following for from given in including inside into lest like mid (from "amid". Usually used poetically.) midst (from "amidst". Usually used poetically.) minus modulo near next
notwithstanding used postpositionally) of off on onto opposite out outside over pace past per plus pro qua regarding round sans save since than through, thru (informal)
Multiple words Two words
according to
instead of
ahead of apart from as for as of as per as regards aside from back to because of close to due to except for far from in to (contracted as into) inside of (note that inside out is an adverb, not a preposition)
left of near to next to on to (contracted as out from out of outside of owing to prior to pursuant to regardless of right of subsequent to thanks to that of up to where as
Three words
as far as as well as
Preposition + (article) + noun + preposition
English has a number of idiomatic expressions which act as prepositions, but can be analyzed as a preposition fo preceded by the definite or, occasionally, indefinite article) followed by another preposition.[2] Common example
by means of for the sake of in accordance with in addition to in case of in front of in lieu of in order to
in place of in point of in spite of on account of on behalf of on top of with regard to with respect to with a view to
Archaic or infrequently used
anent anti (loan word) behither betwixt chez cum (Latin loan word) ere fornenst[3] fornent[3] gainst or 'gainst (from against) neath or 'neath (from beneath) outwith pro (loan word) qua (loan word) re (loan word) sans (loan word) 'twixt (from betwixt) unto (largely supplanted by to; used in some formal, religious, or archaic contexts) vis--vis (loan word) concerning (alternate for "about", "with respect to") considering (alternate for "given")
Not fully grammaticized
regarding (alternate for "about", "with respect to") respecting (alternate for "about", "with respect to") worth[citation needed] apart from but except plus save ago as in "five years ago", sometimes considered an adverb rather than a postposition apart as in "this apart", also used prepositionally ("apart from this") aside as in "such examples aside", also used prepositionally ("aside from such examples") hence as in "five years hence", sometimes considered an adverb rather than a postposition notwithstanding also used prepositionally on as in "five years on", also used prepositionally through as in "the whole night through", also used prepositionally withal archaic as a postposition meaning with
Preposition-like modifiers of quantified noun phrases
Postpositions
away as in "five light years away", sometimes considered an adverb or an adjective rather than a postposi
