Prepositions of Direction

What is a preposition of direction?

A preposition of direction describes how, where, or in what way someone or something moves or is being moved.

Check the table below for a list of prepositions of direction and when they are used, with example sentences.

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list of prepositions of direction

Note: The bolded words are the prepositions of direction, while the rest of the underlined words are the objects of those prepositions. The phrases containing those objects are called prepositional phrases.

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