At

x 1. At can indicate location

Example: The women are at the supermarket
x 2. At At indicates a place of attendance
Example: The children are at school
x 3. At can indicate in the direction of; toward
Example: The small boy threw a rock at the window
x . At is used to express time
Example: !e are lea"in# at four thirty
x $. At can mean busy usin# somethin#; workin#
Example: % ha"e been at the computer all day
x &. At can indicate a condition
Example: Those two countries ha"e been at peace for ten years
x '. At can indicate reaction
Example: !e were shocked at the condition of the classrooms
x (. At indicates a de#ree of skill
Example: )our son is #ood at tennis* but not "ery #ood at hockey
x +. At can indicate a rate or le"el
Example: ,ary tries to buy e"erythin# at a discount
x 1-. At can indicate the hi#hest possible de#ree in "alue
Example: At least she comes to work e"ery day
More examples
.he was waitin# me at the bus stop
!e aren/t allowed to watch tele"ision when we are at dinner
.he is at a meetin#
The teacher smiled at the new #irl
They lau#hted at 0ohn
!e are lea"in# at four thirty
They went home at midni#ht
!e always eat lunch at noon
%/"e been at the cash re#ister all ni#ht
That couple is really #reat at playin# pin# pon#
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