Meaning

21 senses
  1. In, near, or in the general vicinity of (a particular place).

    Caesar was at Rome.

    A climate treaty was signed at Kyoto in 1997.

  2. In, near, or in the general vicinity of (a particular place).

    Attending (an educational institution).

    She's at Oxford University, studying chemistry.

  3. Working for (a company) or in (a place or situation).

    He used to be at Lehman Brothers. Now he's at Merrill Lynch.

    'Where does he work?' — 'I think he's still at the solicitors.'

  4. Indicating distance or direction relative to the speaker.

    Target at five miles. Prepare torpedoes.

    Look out! UFO at two o'clock!

  5. Present or taking place during (an event).

    Was he at the meeting?

    There was a big fight at the class reunion.

  6. Indicating time of occurrence, especially an instant of time, or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker’s perspective.

    at six o’clock; at dawn; at closing time; at the age of twelve; at night; at the moment

    um

    вv

    оo

  7. Indicating time of occurrence, especially an instant of time, or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker’s perspective.

    (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, especially)(also as at; before dates) On (a particular date).

  8. In the direction of; towards; (often implied to be in a hostile or careless manner).

    Don’t just talk at someone; really listen to what they have to say.

    Stones were thrown at us, but we couldn't see who did.

    nach, zu

    вv, наna

  9. Indicating action bearing upon something, especially continued or repeated action.

    Don't pick at your food!

    My cat keeps scratching at the furniture.

  10. In response or reaction to.

    At my request, they agreed to move us to another hotel.

    He jumped at the sudden noise.

  11. Occupied in (activity).

    men at work; children at play

    bei

    вv

  12. In a state of.

    The two countries are at war.

    She is at sixes and sevens with him.

Examples

58942 sentences
  1. Did you read it at all?

    Ти це взагалі читав? — deniko

    ruТы это вообще читал? — sharptoothed

    deHast du es überhaupt gelesen? — RandomUsername

  2. We have to start at once.

    Ми маємо розпочати просто зараз. — deniko

    ruМы должны начать немедленно. — marafon

    deWir müssen sofort anfangen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I would rather stay at home.

    Я би краще залишився вдома. — deniko

    deIch würde lieber zu Hause bleiben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Your wife is mad at you.

    Твоя дружина на тебе сердита. — deniko

    ruТвоя жена на тебя сердится. — Wezel

    deDeine Frau ist mit dir böse. — Dejo

  5. I was at a movie theater.

    Я був у кіно. — deniko

    ruЯ был в кино. — Selena777

    deIch war im Kino. — samueldora

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
in or very near a particular place:
indicating time:
Русский
By meaning 2
in or very near a particular place:
denoting a price:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
in or very near a particular place:
indicating time:
in the direction of:
denoting a price:

Origin

From Middle English at, from Old English æt (“at, near, by, toward”), from Proto-West Germ

From Middle English at, from Old English æt (“at, near, by, toward”), from Proto-West Germanic *at, from Proto-Germanic *at (“at, near, to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognate with Scots at (“at”), North Frisian äät, äit, et, it (“at”), Danish at (“to”), Swedish åt (“for, toward”), Norwegian åt (“to”), Faroese at (“at, to, toward”), Icelandic að (“to, towards”), Gothic 𐌰𐍄 (at, “at”), Latin ad (“to, near”).

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