aroundPräposition, Adverb/əˈɹaʊnd/US forming a circle or closed curve containingShe wore a gold chain around her neck.
byPräposition, Adverb/ baɪ /US indicating amount of change, difference or discrepancyThe mailbox is by the bus stop.
atPräposition, AdverbətUS indicating timeCaesar was at Rome.
at, ated, ated
aboutPräposition, Adverb/əˈbaʊ̯t/US In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; aroundThe snake was coiled about his ankle.
about, abouted, abouted
roundPräposition/ˈɹaʊ̯nd/US (rare, in US)round, rounded, rounded
forPräposition, Konjunktion/ fɔr /US Towards; in the direction ofI had to stay with my wicked stepmother, for I had nowhere else to go.
toAdverb, Konjunktion, Präposition/tʊ/US (regional, UK, US) Toward a closed, touching or engaging positionPlease push the door to.
upAdverb, Präposition/ʌp/US finished|id=finishedI was up to my chin in water.
uncountable · up, uped, uped
afterAdverb, Präposition/ˈæf.tɚ/US Behind; later in time; followingI left the room, and the dog bounded after.
- for the purpose of
She moved toward the door.