Word | Meaning |
---|---|
of | Expressing direction. |
to | Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at. |
in | Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits |
for | Towards. |
with | Against. |
on | Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above. |
at | In or very near a particular place. |
by | Near or next to. |
from | With the source or provenance of or at. |
into | Going inside (of). |
about | In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of. |
like | Similar to, reminiscent of. |
between | In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See the Usage notes below.) |
after | Subsequently to; following in time; later than. |
over | Physical positioning. |
through | From one side of an opening to the other. |
against | (heading physical)Â A close but separated relationship. |
under | In or at a lower level than. |
within | Indicates spatial enclosure or containment. |
without | (archaic or literary) Outside of, beyond. |
during | For all of a given time interval. |
before | Earlier than (in time). |
towards | Alternative form of toward |
upon | Being above and in contact with another. |
around | Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing. |
among | Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst) |
across | To, toward or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest). |
off | Used to indicate movement away from a position on |
behind | At the back of; positioned with something else in front of. |
since | From: referring to a period of time ending in the present and defining it by the point in time at which it started, or or the period in which its starting point occurred. |
until | Up to the time of (something happening). |
despite | In spite of, notwithstanding, regardless of. |
per | for each |
near | Close to, in close proximity to. |
above | Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, as clothing. |
outside | On the outside of, not inside (something, such as a building). |
along | By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to. |
throughout | In every part of; all through. |
round | (rare _ in US) Alternative form of around |
beyond | Further away than. |
down | From the higher end to the lower of. |
up | Toward the top of. |
inside | Within the interior of something, closest to the center or to a specific point of reference. |
past | beyond in place, quantity or time |
onto | Upon; on top of. |
below | Lower in spatial position than. |
beside | Next to; at the side of. |
amongst | Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst. |
via | By way of; passing through. |
beneath | Below. |
unlike | Differently from; not in a like or similar manner. |
except | With the exception of; but. |
alongside | Together with or at the same time. |
till | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
but | (obsolete outside Scotland) Outside of. |
minus | (informal) Without. |
toward | In the direction of. |
opposite | Facing, or across from. |
amid | Surrounded by; in the middle of; in the center of. |
versus | against, in opposition to. |
underneath | Under, below, beneath. |
out | (nonstandard contraction of out of) Away from the inside. |
re | About, regarding, with reference to; especially in letters and documents. |
besides | (obsolete) Beside. |
aboard | On board of; onto or into a ship, boat, train, plane. |
amidst | In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among. |
notwithstanding | In spite of, despite. |
vs | Alternative form of vs. |
unto | (archaic or poetic) Up to, indicating a motion towards a thing and then stopping at it. |
save | Except; with the exception of. |
post | After; especially after a significant event that has long-term ramifications. |
fer | (dialectal especially British) Eye dialect of for |
pre | Before (something significant). |
outwith | (chiefly _ Scotland Northern England) Outside; beyond; outside of. |
atop | On the top of. |
cross | (Archaic) across |
pro | In favor of. |
astride | With one’s legs on either side of. |
wi’ | (regional) with |
nr | Abbreviation of lang=en |
vis-a-vis | Alternative form of vis-à -vis |
wid | (regional) Eye dialect of with. |
o’er | (literary) Contraction over |
chez | At the home of |
vs. | Abbreviation of versus |
fur | Eye dialect spelling of for |
thru | (Canada US informal possibly _ nonstandard) Alternative spelling of through |
bar | Except, other than, besides. |
a | (Archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto. |
betwixt | (literary or archaic) Between, specifically between two objects. |
’bout | (colloquial or poetic) about. |
afore | Before; in advance of the time of. |
ere | (poetic archaic) Before; sooner than. |
bout | (colloquial) about |
til | (colloquial) until, till |
nigh | near; close to |
apropos | Regarding or concerning. |
pon | Alternative spelling of ‘pon; Contraction of upon |
neath | (poetic) Beneath. |
wi | (Yorkshire) with |
‘twixt | (literary) Betwixt. |
vice | instead of, in place of |
inbetween | Misspelling of in between |
ower | (Geordie) over |
doon | (Geordie) Down. |
aboot | nonstandard spelling of about |
thro | (Archaic) through |
‘cept | nonstandard form of except |
dba | (business) Doing business as; used to indicate the public alias of a business legally constituted under a different name |
ajax | (Polari) Nearby, over there |
tofore | (obsolete) Before. |
abaat | pronunciation spelling of about |
afoor | Eye dialect of afore |
ahind | (dialect) behind |
close to | Near id=close to. |
‘pon | Contraction of upon. Also spelt pon. Often found in expressions such as |
forby | (UK _ dialectal Northern England Scotland archaic) Beyond; past; more than; greater than; over and above; moreover. |
aside from | excluding |
ahint | (UK _ dialectal) behind |
forbye | Alternative form of forby |
withinside | (Archaic) Within, inside. |
complete with | Having some specified thing as an additional feature. |
going on | Indicates a time or age in the very near future. |
care of | (mail) For distribution by (the named intermediary). |
vis-Ã -vis | In relation to; compared with |
imell | (dialectal or obsolete) Amid; among. |
vis-á-vis | Misspelling of vis-à -vis |
forenenst | (dialect) Over against; opposite to. |
OTC | Initialism of on the cheek |
sence | (dialectal) Alternative spelling of since |
circa | approximately, about |
machiam | (Singapore informal) like, similar to, resembling. |
all up with | Over for, finished for (negative connotation.) |
a | (archaic slang) Of. |
doone | Eye dialect of down |
ageynest | rare spelling of against |
contra | against; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to |
such as | (Idiomatic) For example. |
ageynst | obsolete form of against |
amiddest | Obsolete spelling of amidst |
spite | Notwithstanding; despite. |
amiddst | rare spelling of amidst |
prior to | (formal) before |
on the heels of | (Idiomatic) In close pursuit of; close behind. |
by dint of | Because of. |
wit | (Southern American English) Alternative spelling of with |
wit’ | Eye dialect spelling of with |
ala | (colloquial) Alternative form of a la |
along about | (idiomatic informal) Approximately; at around some time. |
amidest | Obsolete spelling of amidst |
upside | (informal) On the top of. |
withoute | archaic spelling of without |
along of | (obsolete) because of |
in advance of | Before; ahead of. |
down to | ready for |
adown | (Archaic) down |
for all | In spite of, despite. |
fornenst | Alternative form of forenenst |
along the lines of | Similar to, but not exactly equal. |
in aid of | (UK) for; for the sake of – usually placed at the end of a question when quizzing a person about why they have done something. |
fornent | Alternative form of forenenst |
withoutside | (obsolete) outside |
faw | Eye dialect of for; chiefly used to represent the accent of slaves in the United States. |
befo | (chiefly in representations of _ African American Vernacular English) Eye dialect of before |
alongest | obsolete form of alongst |
befo’ | (AAVE) Eye dialect spelling of before |
aboon | (Scotland British _ dialectal) Above. |
accd’g to | Abbreviation of according to |
apres | (rare nonstandard) After |
ahn | Eye dialect of on |
emong | obsolete form of among |
to do with | (Idiomatic) Related to or relevant to. |
together with | With or in proximity to another person. |
‘longst | (poetic) altform alongst |
emongst | obsolete form of amongst |
après | After. |
in place of | instead of |
but for | Except, except for, not counting; were it not for. |
aprés | nonstandard spelling of apres |
befoir | (Scotland) Obsolete spelling of before |
or | (now archaic or dialect) Before; ere. |
closeby | Alternative form of close by |
abaft | (nautical) Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of. |
whith | obsolete form of with |
c̄ | (medicine) with |
alongst | (Archaic) along |
befor | Misspelling of before |
AKA | Abbreviation of also known as |
in view of | &lit in view of |
aka | Alternative form of AKA |
intiv | (Geordie) into |
bang on | (idiomatic British Australia) Exactly at |
gain | (obsolete) Against. |
in virtue of | (Idiomatic) by virtue of |
furth | (Scotland) out or outside |
by means of | by using (a thing) |
throughe | Obsolete spelling of through |
uv | (sometimes leet) Eye dialect of of |
abaht | (UK) Eye dialect of about |
in back of | (North America) behind |
owing to | Because of, on account of. |
unincluding | Not including; excluding. |
other than | (Idiomatic) Except, besides. |
other then | Misspelling of other than |
roun’ | Eye dialect of round |
aloof | (obsolete) away from; clear of |
than | introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates. |
wired into | connected via wires or nerves to |
sithence | (obsolete) Since. |
ben | (Scotland northern England) In, into. |
in bed with | Sharing one’s bed with. |
on the order of | In the manner of; along the lines of; like; of a similar kind to; more-or-less equivalent to. |
oute | Obsolete spelling of out |
’round | Contraction of around. |
in behalf of | Alternative form of on behalf of |
abt. | contraction of about |
outside of | Outside. |
on the other side of | &lit on the other side of |
in between | Between |
outen | (archaic or dialectal) Out; out of; out from. |
WRT | Initialism of with respect to |
in re | (chiefly _ legal) In the matter of; with regard to. |
upon the heels of | Alternative form of on the heels of |
wif | (informal dialectal nonstandard) with |
amonge | archaic spelling of among |
come | Used to indicate an event, period, or change in state occurring after a present time. |
wrt | Alternative form of WRT |
amongest | obsolete form of amongst |
amyddest | obsolete form of amidst |
on | (UK _ dialectal Scotland) Without. |
amyddst | obsolete form of amidst |
on the point of | (Idiomatic) Very nearly; imminent; close. |
amydst | obsolete form of amidst |
thorough | (obsolete) Through. |
in relation to | concerning; in reference to. |
‘midst | (poetic) |
‘mong | An aphetic form of among |
aout | (rare) Eye dialect of out |
midst | (rare) Among, in the middle of; amid. |
in case of | If there should be. |
in respect of | Regarding; concerning; pertaining to; with reference to. |
take away | minus |
mong | (obsolete) a variant spelling of ’mong |
in right of | (law) a power held as a consequence of another power, or held as a consequence of a relationship |
erbout | Eye dialect of about |
ap. | Abbreviation of apud Used in scholarly works to cite a reference at second hand |
exept | Obsolete spelling of except |
anear | near |
ohn | Alternative form of on |
by virtue of | (Idiomatic) because of; on the grounds of; by reason of |
to the effect | with more or less the meaning of |
alow | (Scotland) Below. |
anearst | rare spelling of anear |
at peace with | (Idiomatic) Not disturbed or upset by. |
orf | (eye dialect) off |
aslant | (Archaic) diagonally over or across |
abreast | Abreast of; alongside. |
mauger | Alternative spelling of maugre |
from off | off from; off |
abun | (obsolete UK regional) Alternative form of above |
foregain | (Now _ chiefly _ dialectal) Directly opposite to; in the opposite scale to. |
belong | (Australian Aboriginal‎ optionally followed by ‘to’) Of, belonging to. |
ferninst | (US regional) against |
foregainst | (Now _ dialectal) Directly opposite to; in the opposite scale to. |
maugre | (Archaic) Notwithstanding; in spite of. |
A. | after |
dureing | archaic spelling of during |
thorow | Obsolete spelling of through |
cum | 1=Used in indicating a thing with two roles, functions, or natures, or a thing that has changed from one to another. |
on account of | (Idiomatic) Because of, due to, owing to. |
ayein | altform ayen |
a. | about |
to the power of | (mathematics) Indicating an exponent. |
befure | Eye dialect of before |
rather than | instead of; in preference to. |
apropos of | Concerning; with regard to; about; apropos. |
arter | Eye dialect of after |
despight | Obsolete spelling of despite |
affor | Obsolete spelling of afore |
ayen | Back against. |
unnear | (chiefly obsolete) Not near; at a distance from. |
besyde | archaic spelling of beside |
qua | in the capacity of |
save for | With the exception of |
‘gainst | (poetic) Contraction of ‘against‘. |
abaout | Eye dialect of about |
outa | Alternative spelling of outta |
thro’ | (poetic) through |
gainst | (poetic) against |
for sake of | Because of, for the sake of. |
bet | (knitting) between |
in spite of | (Idiomatic) Despite, irrespective of, notwithstanding. |
abune | (Northern England Scotland) Alternative form of aboon |
on behalf of | Speaking or acting for. |
over against | In comparison to. |
viâ | (British spelling) Dated form of via |
adjacent | (US) Next to; adjacent to; beside. |
at the expense of | By taking away from. |
over and above | in addition to, supplementary to |
at the feet of | (Idiomatic) As a disciple, student, subordinate or worshiper of. |
longa | (Australian Aboriginal) on, in, at, to |
at the hand of | Alternative form of at the hands of |
with an eye to | (Idiomatic) With an intention to. |
at the hands of | By the actions of (someone). |
frome | Obsolete spelling of from |
gainward | (obsolete) Toward; facing; over against. |
with an eye towards | (Idiomatic) With an intention, goal, or consideration to. |
instead of | In lieu of; in place of; rather than. |
abroad | Throughout, over. |
hard by | (dated) Close to; near; in proximity to. |
nearhand | (now _ dialectal) Nearby. |
a la | In the style or manner of. |
downe | Obsolete spelling of down |
in terms of | (mathematics) [of one variable or unit of measurement x which has a known relationship to another y] Using equivalent expressions in y in place of expressions in x; mapping x to y. |
bewest | (UK _ dialectal chiefly Scotland) To the west of. |
ter | (dialectal) Eye dialect of to |
untill | Obsolete spelling of until |
à la | Alternative form of a la |
all along | &lit all along |
bet. | Abbreviation of between |
quoad | (Archaic) With respect to. |
offa | (colloquial) Off of. |
FBO | (US finance) Initialism of for the benefit of (e.g., on a check or other financial instrument sent to a custodian). |
agaynest | obsolete form of against |
in face of | Face to face. |
according to | (Idiomatic) Based on what is said or stated by; on the authority of. |
agaynst | Obsolete spelling of against |
mang | (Devon) Amid, amongst, among. |
fromward | (now _ dialect Southern English Midlands West Country) From; away from. |
fromwards | (obsolete) away from |
whiz | (slang) Eye dialect of with |
in favor of | For; in support of; approving, supporting. |
for the love of | (Idiomatic) Used to form interjections expressing exasperation. |
up against | (Idiomatic) Facing; challenging, or opposing. |
apart from | except for; besides |
in favour of | Alternative form of in favor of |
ayond | (Northern England) Beyond. |
amoung | archaic spelling of among |
ayont | (Scotland Northern England) Beyond. |
on this side of | (Not with a specific meaning) |
alang | Eye dialect of along |
amoungest | obsolete form of amongst |
‘mongst | (archaic poetic) amongst |
wyth | Obsolete spelling of with |
amoungst | archaic form of amongst |
twixt | (literary) betwixt, between |
dahn | (UK) Eye dialect of down |
alangst | obsolete form of alongst |
anigh | (Archaic) Nigh; near. |
inbetwixt | (Archaic) between; in between |
to-ward | archaic form of toward |
on to | Upon; on top of. |
anighst | obsolete form of anigh |
B4 | (messaging) Abbreviation of before |
like unto | (archaic chiefly biblical in adjective or adverb phrases that express resemblance) like, similar to |
on top of | Atop |
wythoute | Obsolete spelling of without |
as against | In comparison to |
wythowt | obsolete form of without |
up for | (Idiomatic) Willing to participate in; interested in. |
A.K.A. | Alternative spelling of AKA |
for the sake of | Because of; out of consideration for; in the interest of. |
uppon | archaic spelling of upon |
bye | Obsolete spelling of by |
over to | Used on television or radio to indicate a change to another reporter or commentator. |
wythowte | obsolete form of without |
wiv | (informal) with |
what with | (Idiomatic) Owing to; because of; as a result of. |
with regard to | Concerning; about. |
in the event of | In case of. |
‘neath | (poetic) Alternative form of beneath |
aboutes | (obsolete) Alternative form of abouts |
with respect to | Regarding; concerning; pertaining to. |
for want of | for lack of; because of the absence of |
regardless | Paying no attention to; regardless of. |
in the eyes of | In the opinion of, from the perspective of, as far as concerns. |
behinde | Obsolete spelling of behind |
regardless of | without attention to |
abouts | (obsolete) About. |
thanks to | Because of; normally used with a positive connotation, though it can be used sarcastically. |
in the face of | (idiomatic colloquial) despite, against, contrary to |
courtesy of | thanks to. |
anti | (rare) altform anti- |
uptill | (obsolete rare) to; against |
in front of | At or near the front part of (something). |
as for | Regarding; about; concerning. |
behine | (Archaic) Alternative spelling of behind |
ablow | (Scotland) Below. |
‘long | Abbreviation of along |
behither | (rare) On this side of. |
wiz | (slang especially represents slurred or drunken speech) Eye dialect of with |
rel | (mathematics) Abbreviation of relative to |
froward | (obsolete) Away from. |
upto | Misspelling of up to |
agin | (colloquial or now _ often humorous) Alternative form of against |
except for | With the exception of |
imbetween | (nonstandard) In between. |
apud | Used in scholarly works to cite a reference at second hand |
foreanent | (Scotland obsolete) Over against; opposite to. |
benorth | (now _ Scotland) North of. |
fo | (informal) Alternative spelling of fo’ |
fo’ | (informal) for |
twell | Eye dialect of till |
F/B/O | Alternative spelling of lang=en |
aginst | (dialect nonstandard) archaic spelling of against |
f/k/a | Having previously had the specified name. |
in the light of | In the illumination from (a source of light). |
half | (UK Ireland) a half-hour after, thirty minutes after (used with the number of the hour) |
thanne | Obsolete spelling of than |
sauf | obsolete form of save |
anenst | (UK dialect Scotland) Over against. |
vith | Eye dialect of with |
ageinest | rare spelling of against |
agyen | (Geordie) against |
anent | (Archaic) Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as |
outta | (colloquial US) Out of. |
vor | Eye dialect of for |
vpon | Obsolete spelling of upon |
vppon | Obsolete spelling of upon |
afther | Eye dialect of after |
ageinst | obsolete form of against |
untyll | Obsolete spelling of until |
outtake | (Archaic) except; besides. |
outtaken | (obsolete) except; save |
in the middle of | &lit in middle of |
on or about | approximately. |
aftre | Obsolete spelling of after |
in the midst of | In the middle of. Amidst. Amongst |
hoff | Eye dialect of off |
because | (uncommon slang especially Internet) On account of, because of. |
afront | in front of |
thoo | Eye dialect of through |
across from | Facing |
because of | On account of; due to, for the purpose of |
ontop | Misspelling of on top |
up till | (informal) Until. |
abeam | (nautical) Alongside. |
as of | (Idiomatic) from, at, or until a specified time |
in keeping with | In accordance with. |
up to | next to; near; towards; as far as. |
out of | From the inside to the outside of; having emerged from. |
um | Alternative form of umbe |
all over | (Idiomatic) Everywhere; covering completely. |
ever since | Continuously since. |
betune | (Irish) between |
acrosst | (obsolete) across |
par | By; with. |
bove | Above. |
beyant | Eye dialect of beyond |
acrost | (nonstandard dialect) Alternative form of across |
as opposed to | in contrast to, rather than, instead of. |
beneathe | Obsolete spelling of beneath |
upwards of | more than; in excess of |
agen | Obsolete spelling of again |
as per | Consistent, or in accordance, with; according to |
in lieu of | instead of; in place of |
in the process of | &lit in process of |
off of | (now _ colloquial) Off; from. |
in light of | (idiomatic Australia, Canada, US) given, considering |
as regards | regarding, concerning |
short | Deficient in. |
awaye | Obsolete spelling of away |
nought withstanding | Alternative spelling of noughtwithstanding |
en | Used in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see “Derived terms” below). |
ascr. | Abbreviation of ascriptus Ascribed to. |
next | On the side of; next to. |
as soon as | &lit as soon |
nought-withstanding | Alternative spelling of nought withstanding |
abowt | (obsolete outside of _ dialects) Alternative spelling of about |
absent | In the absence of; without. |
overthwart | (archaic UK _ dialect) From one side to the other of; across. |
mid | (obsolete) With. |
athwart | (Archaic) From one side to the other side of. |
contrary to | despite; in opposition to (an assumption, etc.) |
ab | Abbreviation of about |
atween | (Archaic) between |
endlong | Along (as opposed to across), from end to end of. |
thruout | (US Canada) nonstandard spelling of throughout |
vytin | Obsolete spelling of within |
next door | (dialectal) Next door to. |
in addition to | as well as |
astern of | (nautical) behind |
in love with | See ‘in love‘ |
noughtwithstanding | Obsolete spelling of notwithstanding |
up until | (informal) Until. |
umb | Alternative form of umbe |
close by | Close, near, nearby: in proximity (to). |
atwix | (Geordie) between |
vrom | Eye dialect of from |
inmid | (obsolete) amid. |
foreby | Alternative form of forby |
inmiddes | (obsolete) amidst. |
agenest | obsolete form of against |
widout | (eye dialect) without |
due to | caused by; resulting from. |
again | (obsolete or dialectal) Against. |
next to | Beside; alongside. |
half past | Thirty minutes past a certain hour. |
umbe | (dialectal) Around, about; after. |
ahead of | In front of. |
Note: these words have been obtained from Wiktionary and have been classified and improved through automated computer linguistics processes.