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Direction and movement

Prepositions that describe the path of a moving person or thing.

A1A210 words · 3 examples each
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Found: 10 words

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into

preposition · 3 examples
  1. She walked into the kitchen.
  2. Put the apples into the bag.
  3. The cat jumped into the box.

onto

preposition · 3 examples
  1. The cat jumped onto the chair.
  2. He lifted the box onto the shelf.
  3. We stepped onto the platform.

towards

preposition · 3 examples
  1. We walked towards the river.
  2. The dog ran towards its owner.
  3. She turned towards the window.

through

preposition · 3 examples
  1. The train went through the tunnel.
  2. We walked through the forest.
  3. Sunlight came through the open window.

across

preposition · 3 examples
  1. We walked across the bridge.
  2. She swam across the pool.
  3. A narrow path runs across the field.

along

preposition · 3 examples
  1. We walked along the river.
  2. There are trees along the road.
  3. He ran along the narrow path.

past

preposition · 3 examples
  1. She walked past the bakery.
  2. The bus drove past our house.
  3. Keep going past the church.

around

preposition · 3 examples
  1. We walked around the lake.
  2. The children ran around the tree.
  3. A path goes around the garden.

up

preposition · 3 examples
  1. She climbed up the ladder.
  2. We walked up the hill.
  3. The cat ran up the stairs.

down

preposition · 3 examples
  1. He walked down the stairs.
  2. The ball rolled down the slope.
  3. We cycled down the hill.

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