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Word at
WordType (preposition)
Phonetic BrE / ət / NAmE / ət /
Example
  • at the corner of the street
  • we changed at crewe.
  • they arrived late at the airport.
  • at the roundabout take the third exit.
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(preposition)BrE / ət / NAmE / ət /
  1. used to say where something/somebody is or where something happens
    • at the corner of the street
    • We changed at Crewe.
    • They arrived late at the airport.
    • At the roundabout take the third exit.
    • I'll be at home all morning.
    • She's at Tom's (= at Tom's house).
    • I met her at the hospital.
    • How many people were there at the concert?
  2. used to say where somebody works or studies
    • He's been at the bank longer than anyone else.
    • She's at Yale (= Yale University).
  3. used to say when something happens
    • We left at 2 o'clock.
    • at the end of the week
    • We woke at dawn.
    • I didn't know at the time of writing (= when I wrote).
    • At night you can see the stars.
    • What are you doing at the weekend?
  4. used to state the age at which somebody does something
    • She got married at 25.
    • He left school at the age of 16.
  5. in the direction of or towards somebody/something
    • What are you looking at?
    • He pointed a gun at her.
    • Somebody threw paint at the prime minister.
  6. used after a verb to show that somebody tries to do something, or partly does something, but does not succeed or complete it
    • He clutched wildly at the rope as he fell.
    • She nibbled at a sandwich (= ate only small bits of it).
  7. used to state the distance away from something
    • I held it at arm's length.
    • Can you read a car number plate at fifty metres?
  8. used to show the situation somebody/something is in, what somebody is doing or what is happening
    • The country is now at war.
    • I felt at a disadvantage.
    • I think Mr Harris is at lunch.
  9. used to show a rate, speed, etc.
    • He was driving at 70 mph.
    • The noise came at two-minute intervals (= once every two minutes).
    • Prices start at $1 000.
    • The book retails at £19.95.
  10. used to say that somebody/something is as good, bad, etc. as they can be
    • This was Murray at his best.
    • The garden's at its most beautiful in June.
  11. used with adjectives to show how well somebody does something
    • I'm good at French.
    • She's hopeless at managing people.
  12. used with adjectives to show the cause of something
    • They were impatient at the delay.
    • She was delighted at the result.
  13. in response to something
    • They attended the dinner at the chairman's invitation.
  14. used when giving a telephone number
    • You can reach me at 637-2335, extension 354.
  15. the symbol (@ ) used in email addresses
    • See related entries: Punctuation
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/punctuation/at
  16. used when you are giving an extra piece of information
    • He managed to buy a car after all—and a nice one at that.
  17. to be doing something, especially something bad
    • Look at all that graffiti—those kids have been at it again.
  18. a place or an activity that is very popular or fashionable
    • Judging by the crowds waiting to get in, this seems to be where it's at.

    Word Origin

    • Old English æt, of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian et and Old Norse at, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ad ‘to’.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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