| in |
(i) room, building, street, town, country
(ii) book, paper etc.
(iii) car, taxi
(iv) picture, world
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(i) in the kitchen, in London
(ii) in the book
(iii) in the car, in a taxi
(iv) in the picture, in the world
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| at |
(i) meaning next to, by an object
(ii) for table
(iii) for events
(iv) place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work)
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(i) at the door, at the station
(ii) at the table
(iii) at a concert, at the party
(iv) at the cinema, at school, at work
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| on |
(i) attached
(ii) for a place with a river
(iii) being on a surface
(iv) for a certain side (left, right)
(v) for a floor in a house
(vi) for public transport
(vii) for television, radio
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(i) the picture on the wall
(ii) London lies on the Thames.
(iii) on the table
(iv) on the left
(v) on the first floor
(vi) on the bus, on a plane
(vii) on TV, on the radio
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| by, next to, beside |
(i) left or right of somebody or something
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(i) Jane is standing by / next to / beside the car.
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| under |
(i) on the ground, lower than (or covered by) something else
|
(i) the bag is under the table
|
| below |
(i) lower than something else but above ground
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(i) the fish are below the surface
|
| over |
(i) covered by something else
(ii) meaning more than
(iii) getting to the other side (also across)
(iv) overcoming an obstacle
|
(i) put a jacket over your shirt
(ii) over 16 years of age
(iii) walk over the bridge
(iv) climb over the wall
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| above |
(i) higher than something else, but not directly over it
|
(i) a path above the lake
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| across |
(i) getting to the other side (also over)
(ii) getting to the other side
|
(i) walk across the bridge
(ii) swim across the lake
|
| through |
(i) something with limits on top, bottom and the sides
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(i) drive through the tunnel
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| to |
(i) movement to person or building
(ii) movement to a place or country
(iii) for bed
|
(i) go to the cinema
(ii) go to London / Ireland
(iii) go to bed
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| into |
(i) enter a room / a building
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(i) go into the kitchen / the house
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| towards |
(i) movement in the direction of something (but not directly to it)
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(i) go 5 steps towards the house
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| onto |
(i) movement to the top of something
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(i) jump onto the table
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| from |
(i) in the sense of where from
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(i) a flower from the garden
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