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Definition: A preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to show its relationship with another word in a sentence, indicating time, place, direction, position, cause, manner, or purpose of an action.

S. No.	Preposition	Definition / Use	Example Sentences
1	At	Used for a precise time	The shop closes at midnight. The class starts at 9 a.m.
		Used for a point or exact place	He is standing at the door. She waited at the bus stop.
		Used for a small town or village	He lives at Alwar in Rajasthan.
2	In	Used for months, years, seasons, long periods	She was born in 2001. Flowers bloom in spring.
		Used for countries, cities, large areas	He lives in India. She works in Delhi.
		Used for enclosed places	The keys are in the drawer.
3	On	Used for days and dates	The exam is on Monday. He was born on 15 August.
		Used for surface or position	The book is on the table.
4	To	Used to show movement towards a place/person	She is going to school. He sent a letter to his friend.
5	From	Used to show starting point or source	He came from Srinagar. This gift is from my father.
6	Since	Used to show a point of time (Perfect tense)	She has lived here since 2015.
7	For	Used to show a period of time	He stayed here for two years.
8	By	Used to show doer of action (agent)	The poem was written by Tagore.
		Used for means of transport	He goes to school by bus.
9	With	Used to show instrument or tool	She cut the fruit with a knife.
		Used to show company	He came with his brother.
10	Into	Used to show movement from outside to inside	The boy jumped into the river.
11	Over	Used to show position above / covering	The plane flew over the city.
12	Above	Used to show higher position (no contact)	The fan is above my head.
13	Under	Used to show position below something	The cat is under the table.
14	Below	Used to show lower level or position	His name is written below mine.
15	Beneath	Used to show lower or hidden position	The treasure was buried beneath the sand.
16	Behind	Used to show at the back of	The garden is behind the house.
17	In front of	Used to show position before something	The car is parked in front of the school.
18	Between	Used for two persons or things	The ball is between the chairs.
19	Among	Used for more than two persons or things	The sweets were shared among the children.
20	Towards	Used to show direction	He walked towards the market.
21	Across	Used to show from one side to another	She ran across the road.
22	Along	Used to show beside or parallel to	They walked along the river.
23	Around	Used to show surrounding	A wall is built around the garden.
24	Beyond	Used to show farther than	The village is beyond the hill.