24.3.4. gy. Top 3000 (példák)

for preposition /fɔːr/ 10 felé, irányában

They looked as if they were heading for the train station.

Just follow signs for the town centre.

This time tomorrow we'll be setting off for the States.

It says this train is for Birmingham and Coventry only.

from preposition /frɒm/ 4 -tól, -től (távolság vmitől)

It's about two kilometres from the airport to your hotel.

We're about a mile from home.

into preposition /ˈɪn.tuː/ 1 -ba, -be (vhova)

He's gone into a shop across the road.

Shall we go into the garden?

Stop running around and get into bed!

near preposition /nɪər/ 1 közel (távolság)

Is there a train station near here?

We were near the exit.

The hotel is near the airport.

Don't come too near me - you might catch my cold.

Which bus stop is nearest (to) your house?

I moved my chair nearer to the fire.

off preposition /ɒf/ 1 el; le (helyről, helyzetből)

All the leaves had dropped off the tree.

He fell off his bike.

onto preposition /ˈɒn.tu/ also: on to 1 -ra, -re (a tetejére/felszínére vminek)

I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.

The goods were loaded onto trucks.

through preposition /θruː/ 1 át, keresztül vmin (egyik oldaláról/végéről a másikra)

We drove through the tunnel.

The River Seine flows through Paris.

The sun was shining through the window.

She cut through the wire.

They walked slowly through the woods.

to preposition /tuː/ 1 -ba, -be, -hoz, -hez, -höz, -ra, -re (egy helyre/eseményre)

We went to Prague last year.

We could go to town on the bus.

I have to go to the dentist this morning.

We received another invitation to a wedding this morning.

I've asked Helen and Ben to dinner next week.

You can walk from here to the station in under ten minutes.

She walked over to the window.

He went up to a complete stranger and started talking.

towards preposition /təˈwɔːdz/ 1 felé, irányába, irányában

She stood up and walked towards him.

He leaned towards his wife and whispered, "Can we go home soon?"

She kept glancing towards the telephone.

up preposition /ʌp/ fel; fenn, fent (magasabbra, magasabban)

He ran up the steps.

We followed her up the stairs to a large meeting room.