PREPOSITION OF MOVEMENT
Preposition of Movement
Prepositions of movement show movement from one place to another place . These prepositions always describe movement and we usually use them with verbs of motion .
The most common preposition of movement is the preposition to , which describes movement in the direction of something, for example:
- How do you go to school?
- He drove From Nigeria to Ghana.
- Nobody came to
the party
Prepositions of Movement list
Here is a list of the most common prepositions of movement, with example sentences for each one:
across : movement from one side to the other side of something
- It took us three days to drive across the desert.
- The dog ran across the road and nearly got hit by a car.
around : movement passing something in a curved route, not going through it
- A big dog was sleeping on the floor so she had to walk around it.
- They walked around the town for an hour.
away from : indicating the point where a movement begins
- The mouse ran away from the cat and escaped.
down : movement from a higher point to a lower point of something
- They ran down the hill to the stream below.
- He climbed down the ladder to the bottom of the well.
from : indicating the point where a movement begins
- We flew from Bangkok to London.
- The police took my driving licence from me.
into : movement to an enclosed space; movement resulting in physical contact
- He got into the car and closed the door.
- The car crashed into the wall.
off : movement away from (and often down from) something
- Please take your papers off my desk.
- The wineglass fell off the table and shattered on the floor.
on to , onto : movement to the top surface of something
- They went up on to the stage.
- Move the kettle onto the counter.
out of : indicating the enclosed space where a movement begins
- Take your hands out of your pockets and help me!
- He went out of the room to smoke a cigarette.
over : movement above and across the top or top surface of something
- We are flying over the mountains.
- The cat jumped over the wall.
past : movement from one side to the other side of something
- We could see children in the playground as we drove past the school.
- We gave the marathoners water as they ran past us.
to : movement in the direction of something
- Could you give this to Kob please?
- Does this train go to London?
through | thru (AmE): movement in one side and out of the other side of something
- The train goes through a tunnel under the hill.
- Hey! You just went thru a red light!
towards | toward (mostly AmE): movement in the direction of something
- The night sky got brighter as they drove toward the city.
- At last she could recognize the person coming towards her.
under : movement directly below something
- The mouse ran under the chair.
- Submarines can travel under water.
up : movement from a lower point to a higher point of something
- Jack and Jill ran up the hill.
- The boat takes two hours going up the river and one hour coming down.
