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Show Sth De Preposition Sb/Sth E  /ət   Strong

Level A1 
Kind preposition
Front at 
IPA  /ət   ; strong form æt   / preposition
Back  (yer) -de
Back 2

at (preposition)

 /ət   ; strong form æt   / preposition
 
 1 used to show where sb/sth is or where sth happens
 (yer) -de
 at the bottom/top of the page
 He was standing at the door.
 Change trains at Chester.
 We were at home all weekend.
 Are the children at school?
 ‘Where's Peter?’ ‘He's at Sue's.’
 2 used to show when sth happens
 (zaman) -de
 I start work at 9 o'clock.
 at the weekend
 at night
 at Easter
 She got married at 18.
 3 in the direction of sb/sth
 (yön) -e
 What are you looking at?
 He pointed a gun at the policeman.
 Don't shout at me!
 4 used to show what sb is doing or what is happening
-de
 They were hard at work.
 The two countries were at war.
 5 used to show the price, rate, speed, etc. of sth
 (fiyat, oran, hız) -e, -le
 We were travelling at about 50 miles per hour.
 6 because of sth
 (dolayı) -e, -in karşışında
 I was surprised at her behaviour.
 We laughed at his jokes.
 7 used with adjectives that show how well sb/sth does sth
 She's not very good at French.
O Fransızca'da çok iyi değil.
 I'm hopeless at hockey.
Hokey oyununda umutsuz vakayım.
 8 the symbol (@) used in email and Twitter™ (= a service that allows you to send out short regular messages about what you are doing) addresses
 (bilgisayar) @ sembolü
 

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