| about | (subject) | A1 | relating to a particular subject or person | I want to learn about computers |
| according to | (opinion) | B1 | as said by someone or shown by something | According to Jane, the film starts at 8pm |
| according to | (method) | B2 | in a way that agrees with | Students are grouped according to their ability |
| across | | A2 | on the opposite side of | The library is just across the road |
| after | (time/event) | A1 | when a time or event has happened | |
| after | (past a place) | A2 | when you have gone past a particular place | |
| after | (order) | A2 | following in order | |
| after | (following) | B1 | following someone or something | |
| after | (because of) | B2 | because of something that happened | |
| after | (despite) | C1 | despite | |
| after | (named for) | C2 | when giving s.o. or sth. the same name as another person or thing | |
| against | (competing) | A2 | competing with or opposing someone or something | |
| against | (opposite direction) | B1 | in the opposite direction to | |
| against | (touching) | A2 | next to and touching something | |
| against | (not agree) | B2 | disagreeing with a plan or activity | |
| along | (direction) | A2 | from one part of a road, river, etc. to another | |
| along | (next to) | B1 | in a line next to or beside something long | |
| along | (particular place) | B2 | at a particular place on a road, river, etc. | |
| amid | (while) | C1 | while something else is happening | |
| amid | (among) | C2 | among | |
| among | (in a group) | A2 | in a particular group of people or things | |
| among | (in the middle) | B1 | in the middle of something | |
| among | (divide) | C1 | to each one in a group | |
| amongst | | B2 | among | |
| around | (in a circle) | A2 | to surround or be on all sides of something, or in a circular movement | |
| around | (to or in a place) | A2 | to or in different parts of a place | |
| around | (approximately) | A2 | about or approximately | |
| at | (place) | A1 | used to show the place or position of something | |
| at | (time) | A1 | used to show the time something happens | |
| at | (direction) | A1 | towards or in the direction of | |
| at | (email address) | A1 | the @ symbol, used in email addresses | |
| at | (cause) | A2 | used to show the cause of something, especially a feeling | |
| at | (ability) | B1 | used after an adjective to show a person's ability to do something | |
| at | (amount) | B2 | used to show a price, temperature, rate, speed, etc. | |
| because of | | B1 | as a result of | |
| before | (earlier) | A1 | earlier than something or someone | |
| before | (place) | A2 | at a place that you arrive at first when travelling towards another place | |
| before | (in front of) | B1 | in a position in front of someone or something | |
| before | (in order) | B1 | in front of someone or something in an order or a list | |
| before | (importance) | C2 | treated as more important than someone or something | |
| behind | (slower) | B1 | slower or less successful than someone or something | |
| behind | (back) | A1 | at or to the back of someone or something | |
| behind | (supporting) | B1 | giving your help or support to someone | |
| behind | (not affecting) | C2 | If a bad experience or your own bad behaviour is behind you, it does not exist or affect your life now. | |
| behind | (causing) | C1 | causing something, or responsible for something | |
| beneath | (under) | B2 | under something, or in a lower position than something | |
| beneath | (not good enough) | C2 | If someone or something is beneath you, you think you are too important or from too high a social class to spend time on them. | |
| beside | (next to) | A2 | next to someone or something, or very near them | |
| besides | | B1 | in addition to something or someone | |
| between | (space) | A1 | in the space that separates two places, people or objects | |
| between | (time) | A1 | in the period of time which separates two different events or times | |
| between | (involve) | A1 | involving two or more groups of people | |
| between | (connect) | A2 | connecting two or more places, things or people | The new road between London and Cambridge |
| between | (amount) | A2 | | |
| between | (share) | B1 | | |
| between | (separate) | A2 | | |
| beyond | (distance) | B2 | | |
| beyond | (time) | B2 | | |
| beyond | (involving others) | C1 | | |
| beyond | (not understand) | C1 | | |
| but | | B1 | | |
| by | (do) | A2 | | |
| by | (not later than) | A2 | | |
| by | (how) | A2 | | |
| by | (near) | B1 | | |
| by | (holding) | B2 | | |
| by | (amount) | B2 | | |
| concerning | | B2 | | |
| considering | | B2 | | |
| despite | | B1 | | |
| down | (along) | A2 | | |
| down | (lower position) | A2 | | |
| during | (at some time in) | A2 | | |
| during | (through) | A2 | | |
| except | (not including) | A2 | | |
| following | | B2 | | |
| for | (given, used) | A1 | | |
| for | (time, distance) | A1 | | |
| for | (purpose) | A2 | | |
| for | (get) | A2 | | |
| for | (payment) | A2 | | |
| for | (occasion) | A2 | | |
| for | (at a time) | A2 | | |
| for | (because of) | A2 | | |
| for | (meaning) | A2 | | |
| for | (towards) | A2 | | |
| for | (help) | B1 | | |
| for | (representing) | B1 | | |
| for | (support) | B2 | | |
| for | (responsibility) | C1 | | |
| for | (compare) | C1 | | |
| from | (origin) | A1 | | |
| from | (starting place) | A1 | | |
| from | (time) | A1 | | |
| from | (distance) | A1 | | |
| from | (material) | A2 | | |
| from | (comparing) | B1 | | |
| from | (cause) | B2 | | |
| from | (change) | B2 | | |
| from | (position) | B2 | | |
| from | (preventing) | B2 | | |
| in | (inside) | A1 | | |
| in | (during) | A1 | | |
| in | (using time) | A2 | | |
| in | (part of) | A2 | | |
| in | (wearing) | B1 | | |
| in | (experience) | B1 | | |
| in | (arrangement) | B1 | | |
| in | (expressed) | B1 | | |
| in | (involved) | B1 | | |
| in | (result) | B2 | | |
| in | (cause) | C2 | | |
| including | | A2 | | |
| inside | (container) | A1 | | |
| inside | (time) | C2 | | |
| instead of | | B1 | | |
| into | (change) | A2 | | |
| into | (in) | A1 | | |
| into | (towards) | B1 | | |
| into | (hit) | B1 | | |
| like | (similar) | A2 | | |
| like | (such as) | B1 | | |
| like | (typical of) | B2 | | |
| minus | | A2 | | |
| near | (distance) | A1 | | |
| near | (time) | B2 | | |
| near | (condition) | C2 | | |
| next to | | A2 | | |
| of | (belong) | A1 | | |
| of | (amount) | A1 | | |
| of | (containing) | A1 | | |
| of | (number) | A1 | | |
| of | (position) | A2 | | |
| of | (show) | A2 | | |
| of | (comparing) | A2 | | |
| of | (who/what) | B1 | | |
| of | (cause) | B1 | | |
| of | (judgment) | B2 | | |
| of | (relating to) | C1 | | |
| off | (away from) | B1 | | |
| off | (removed) | B1 | | |
| off | (near) | B2 | | |
| on | (day/date) | A1 | | |
| on | (surface) | A1 | | |
| on | (connected) | A1 | | |
| on | (directions) | A2 | | |
| on | (travel) | A2 | | |
| on | (place) | A2 | | |
| on | (recording) | A2 | | |
| on | (time/money) | A2 | | |
| on | (about) | B1 | | |
| on | (using) | B1 | | |
| on | (next to) | B1 | | |
| on | (food/fuel) | B2 | | |
| on | (touch/hit) | B2 | | |
| onto | (changing subject) | B2 | | |
| onto | (movement) | B1 | | |
| opposite | | A2 | | |
| out of | (no longer in place) | A2 | | |
| out of | (no longer inside) | B1 | | |
| out of | (made from) | B1 | | |
| out of | (from among) | B1 | | |
| out of | (no longer in condition) | B2 | | |
| out of | (because of) | B2 | | |
| outside | | A2 | | |
| over | (more than) | A2 | | |
| over | (covering) | A2 | | |
| over | (higher position) | B1 | | |
| over | (across) | B1 | | |
| over | (during) | B1 | | |
| over | (other side) | B1 | | |
| over | (control) | C2 | | |
| over | (using) | B2 | | |
| over | (about) | C2 | | |
| owing to | | B2 | | |
| past | (time) | A1 | | |
| past | (position) | A2 | | |
| past | (after limit) | B2 | | |
| per | | A2 | | |
| plus | | A2 | | |
| regarding | | B1 | | |
| round | (to or in a place) | B1 | | |
| round | (in a circle) | A2 | | |
| since | | A2 | | |
| than | (comparing) | A1 | | |
| than | (with more/less) | A2 | | |
| through | (one side to another) | A2 | | |
| through | (start to end) | B1 | | |
| through | (because of) | B1 | | |
| throughout | (everywhere) | C1 | | |
| throughout | (whole time) | B2 | | |
| till | | A2 | | |
| times | | B2 | | |
| to | (infinitive) | A1 | | |
| to | (instead of verb) | A2 | | |
| to | (reason) | A2 | | |
| to | (telling the time) | A1 | | |
| to | (place) | A1 | | |
| to | (receiving) | A2 | | |
| to | (position) | B1 | | |
| to | (affected) | B1 | | |
| to | (relationship) | B1 | | |
| to | (compare) | B1 | | |
| to | (connected) | B1 | | |
| to | (until) | B1 | | |
| to | (range) | B2 | | |
| towards | (direction) | B1 | | |
| towards | (in relation to) | B2 | | |
| towards | (purpose) | C1 | | |
| towards | (position) | C1 | | |
| under | (lower position) | A1 | | |
| under | (less than) | A2 | | |
| under | (in a particular state) | B2 | | |
| underneath | | B1 | | |
| unlike | (different) | B2 | | |
| unlike | (not typical) | C2 | | |
| until | (time) | A1 | | |
| until | (directions) | A2 | | |
| up | (higher position) | A2 | | |
| upon | (on) | B2 | | |
| versus | (compared with) | C1 | | |
| versus | (against) | C1 | | |
| via | (journey) | B1 | | |
| via | (using) | B1 | | |
| with | (together) | A1 | | |
| with | (having) | A1 | | |
| with | (what) | B1 | | |
| with | (using) | A2 | | |
| with | (cause) | B2 | | |
| with | (how) | B1 | | |
| with | (relating to) | B2 | | |
| within | (distance) | B1 | | |
| within | (time) | B1 | | |
| within | (limit) | B2 | | |
| within | (inside) | C1 | | |
| without | (not having) | A2 | | |
