Prepositionsmovement and direction

Some prepositions are used exclusively to indicate movement or direction.

Some examples are:into

out oftoward

away fromup

downoff

into

She’s going into the pool.He’s putting the pizza

into the oven

out of

She’s walking out of the house

She’s taking the dish out of the oven.

toward: in the direction ofaway from: in the opposite direction of

The pricess is walking toward the castle.

He is running away from the dogs

up and down

The jeep is going up the hill.

The kayak is going down the river

off: when the contact between two things is removed.

She’s taking off her shoes The poor man just fell off his horse.

Other prepositions can indicate movement and direction or position depending on the situation.

Some examples are:alongacrossaround

overunder

along

The pretty geisha is walking along the street.

(movement)

The stripes are along the legs.

(position)

across

The Beatles are walking across the street.

(movement)

There is a light blue stripe across the front of the shirt.

(position)

around

They are running around the track.

(movement)

She has a LEGO belt around her waist.

(position)

above/over and under

The plane is flying above/over the clouds.

She’s walking under a ladder.