at

strong /æt/ weak /ət/ preposition

Definition

PLACE › used to show the place or position of something or someone: We met at the station. She was sitting at the table. She's at the library.

TIME › used to show the time something happens: The meeting starts at three.

DIRECTION › towards or in the direction of: She threw the ball at him. He's always shouting at the children.

ABILITY › used after an adjective to show a person's ability to do something: He's good at making friends. I've always been useless at tennis.

CAUSE › used to show the cause of something, especially a feeling: We were surprised at the news.

AMOUNT › used to show the price, speed, level, etc of something: He denied driving at 120 miles per hour.

ACTIVITY › used to show a state or activity: She was hard at work when I arrived. a country at war

INTERNET › the @ symbol, used in email addresses to separate the name of a person, department, etc from the name of the organization or company

(Definition of at preposition from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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