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TestMagic TOEFL Lists 2001

Prepositions

This is the TestMagic list of most of the prepositions you will ever see on the TOEFL. There are a few
more prepositions in English that are not listed here, but you will probably not see them on the
TOEFL since they are fairly uncommon.
This list is very important—you should know at least 90% of this list.
aboard because of in front of regarding
about before in keeping with respecting
above behind in place of round
absent below in spite of save
according to beneath in view of saving
across beside including similar to
after besides inside since
against between instead of than
ahead of beyond into thanks to (because of)
all over but less through
along by like throughout
alongside by the time of minus till
amid or amidst circa near to
among close by near to toward or towards
around close to next to under
as concerning notwithstanding underneath
as of considering of unlike
as to despite off until
as + ADVERB OF TIME down on unto
+ as due to on top of up
as early as during onto upon
as late as except opposite up to
as often as except for other than versus
as much as excepting out via
as many as, etc. excluding out of wanting
aside failing outside while
astride for over with
at from past within
away from given pending without
bar in per
barring in between plus

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