Here is a comprehensive list of 100 prepositions, organized into categories to help you understand how they connect nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence:
1. Simple Prepositions (Single-word)
Common, everyday prepositions showing time, place, or direction.
- In
- On
- At
- By
- For
- From
- To
- Of
- Off
- Up
- Down
- With
- About
- Into
- Onto
- Over
- Under
- Through
- After
- Before
- Since
- Till
- Until
- Past
- Like
- Near
- Than
- As
- Per
- Plus
- Via
- Minus
- Worth
2. Place & Direction Prepositions
Used specifically to show where something is or where it is going.
34. Above
35. Below
36. Beneath
37. Underneath
38. Beside
39. Besides
40. Between
41. Among
42. Amid
43. Amidst
44. Behind
45. Against
46. Across
47. Along
48. Around
49. Round
50. Beyond
51. Inside
52. Outside
53. Within
54. Without
55. Toward
56. Towards
3. Complex & Compound Prepositions (Multi-word)
Phrases that function exactly like a single preposition.
57. According to
58. In front of
59. In back of
60. Next to
61. Close to
62. Ahead of
63. Out of
64. Because of
65. Due to
66. Owing to
67. Thanks to
68. Instead of
69. In place of
70. As for
71. As to
72. In addition to
73. Together with
74. Along with
75. Aside from
76. Apart from
77. Except for
78. Regardless of
79. In spite of
80. Despite (Note: single word, but functions similarly)
81. On account of
82. On behalf of
83. In compliance with
84. In accordance with
85. In case of
86. In terms of
87. By means of
88. With regard to
89. With respect to
90. For the sake of
4. Advanced & Participle Prepositions
Words ending in “-ing” or “-ed”, or formal words that act as prepositions.
91. Concerning
92. Regarding
93. Including
94. Excluding
95. Barring
96. Following
97. During
98. Pending
99. Given
100. Provided