EGAVE

at

About 2665.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. preposition In, near, or in the general vicinity of (a particular place).
    Caesar was at Rome.
  2. preposition Attending (an educational institution).
    She's at Oxford University, studying chemistry.
  3. preposition Working for (a company) or in (a place or situation).
    He used to be at Lehman Brothers. Now he's at Merrill Lynch.
  4. preposition Indicating distance or direction relative to the speaker.
    Target at five miles. Prepare torpedoes.
  5. preposition Present or taking place during (an event).
    Was he at the meeting?
  6. preposition Indicating time of occurrence, especially an instant of time, or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker’s perspective.
    at six o’clock; at dawn; at closing time; at the age of twelve; at night; at the moment
  7. preposition On (a particular date).
  8. preposition In the direction of; towards; (often implied to be in a hostile or careless manner).
    Don’t just talk at someone; really listen to what they have to say.

Similar words

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Often followed by

the a least all this once that first his any

Word family

A-T AT At ats att atts

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