📒 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.
📒 used to say where somebody works or studies
- He's been at the bank longer than anyone else.
- She's at Yale (= Yale University).
📒 used to say when something happens
- We left at 2 o'clock.
- at the end of the week
- We woke at dawn.
📒 used to state the age at which somebody does something
- She got married at 25.
- He left school at the age of 16.
📒 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.
📒 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).
📒 used with adjectives to show how well somebody does something
- I'm good at French.
- She's hopeless at managing people.
📒 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.
📒 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?
📒 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.
📒 used to say that somebody/something is as good, bad, etc. as they can be
- This was Osaka at her best.
- The garden's at its most beautiful in June.
📒 used with adjectives to show the cause of something
- They were impatient at the delay.
- She was delighted at the result.
📒 in response to something
- They attended the dinner at the chairman's invitation.
📒 used when giving a phone number
- You can reach me at 637-2335, extension 354.
📒 the symbol (@) used in email addresses
📒 used when you are giving an extra piece of information
- He managed to buy a car after all—and a nice one at that.
📒 to be doing something, especially something bad
- Look at all that graffiti—those kids have been at it again.
📒 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.