About:
About identifies a topic.
Above:
Above can mean in or at a higher place.
Across:
Across indicates the direction of movement from one side of an area to the other.
After:
After means later than or following.
Against:
Against means touching something or somebody for support.
Ahead Of:
Ahead of means closer to a destination than or in front of.
Along:
Along means following the boundary of something.
Among:
Among can mean surrounded by.
Around:
Around means following a boundary, in a circular direction.
As:
As means in the role of.
At:
At can indicate location.
Back to/Back From
Back to indicates return.
Before:
Before means earlier than.
Behind:
Behind means in the rear of.
Below:
Below means lower in number or degree than.
Beneath:
Beneath means under and concealed by.
Beside:
Beside means next to.
Besides:
Besides means excepting.
Between:
Between indicates separation of two things.
Beyond:
Beyond means on the other side of.
But:
But means except.
By:
By indicates an actor, instrument, or cause.
Close to:
Close to means near.
Despite/In Spite Of
Despite indicates an illogical occurrence.
Down:
Down indicates movement from a higher place.
During:
During indicates within a period of time.
Except:
Except means excluding.
Far From:
Far (away) from indicates a great distance between places or people.
For:
For indicates a recipient or beneficiary.
From:
From indicates a source.
In:
In indicates location inside or within something else.
In Back of:
In back of means located behind.
In Front of:
In front of means located before or facing something.
Inside:
Inside means within something else.
Instead of:
Instead of means substituting for.
Into:
Into indicates entrance.
Like:
Like can mean similar to.
Near:
Near means close to in terms of distance.
Next to:
Next to means at the side of.
Of:
Of indicates belonging or connection.
Off:
Off indicates movement from one place to another.
On:
On indicates location higher than something and touching it; on top of.
Onto:
Onto indicates movement from one position to another one.
On Top of:
On top of indicates a position higher than the object.
Opposite:
Opposite means facing; across from.
Out:
Out can indicate removal.
Outside:
Outside (of) means not within.
Over:
Over means above.
Past:
Past means beyond.
Through:
Through indicates passage within something.
Throughout:
Throughout means in all parts of a place.
To:
To indicates the destination of a verb.
Toward:
Toward means in the direction of a place.
Under:
Under means in a lower position than something else.
Underneath:
Underneath means in a lower position than something else.
Until:
Until indicates the time of change of an activity or situation.
Up:
Up indicates movement to a higher place.
With:
With means in the company of.
Within:
Within means not outside a place.
Without:
Without indicates the absence of somebody.
