at — expressing location or arrival in a particular place or position
Part of speech: PREPOSITION
Definition: expressing location or arrival in a particular place or position
Pronunciation (IPA): /æt/
Example Sentences
- At midnight, all the good restaurants are closed
- My cat is always at the refrigerator when it's dinner time
- I'm terrible at remembering names, but great at forgetting them
at
PREPOSITION[/æt/]
expressing location or arrival in a particular place or position
She waits at the bus stop while rain drums on her umbrella.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English 'æt', one of the most fundamental prepositions derived from Proto-Germanic roots common across Germanic languages. The word has remained relatively unchanged in form and function since its earliest attestation.
Breakdown
æt (Old English) → at (Modern English); a simple phonetic evolution from the Old English form without significant morphological decomposition, as it functions as an indivisible preposition.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“At midnight, all the good restaurants are closed”
“My cat is always at the refrigerator when it's dinner time”
“I'm terrible at remembering names, but great at forgetting them”
“She arrived at the airport just in time for her flight”
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