at
English
/æt/, /ət/
prep
Definitions
- In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place.
- indicating time Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.
- In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner).
- Denotes a price.
- Occupied in (activity).
- In a state of.
- Because of.
- Indicates a means, method, or manner.
- Holding a given speed or raterate.
- (used for skills (including in activities) or areas of knowledge) On the subject of; regarding.
- (Ireland) Bothering, irritating, causing discomfort to
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English at (that) inherited from Old English æt (by, toward, near, at) inherited from Proto-Germanic *at (to, at, near) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (at, near, to).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂éd
Gloss
at, near, to
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Other
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- 11 English
- atmark English
- atonable English
- atone English
- atonement English
- atoner English
- atonest English
- atoneth English
- eat away English
- eat away at English
- film English
- film at 11 English
- here English
- hereat English
- mark English
- one English
- onement English
- there English
- thereat English
- whereat English
- ad- Latin
- bassus Latin
- dīrectus Latin
- vertō Latin
- *h₂éd Proto-Indo-European
- *kei- Proto-Indo-European
- *obʰi- Proto-Indo-European
- *ád Proto-Indo-European
- adrede Portuguese
- *at Proto-Germanic
- *etaną Proto-Germanic
- *ētą Proto-Germanic
- bakåt Swedish
- bortåt Swedish
- efteråt Swedish
- emellanåt Swedish
- framåt Swedish
- hemåt Swedish
- inåt Swedish
- utåt Swedish
- åt Swedish
- åtfärd Swedish
- åtfölja Swedish
- åtgärd Swedish
- åtnjuta Swedish
- æt Old English
- ætsamne Old English
- at Middle English
- atone Middle English
- at Old Norse
- at Danish
- for at Danish
- að Icelandic
- aðdráttur Icelandic
- aðdáandi Icelandic
- aðgát Icelandic
- atonemen Indonesian
- add- Welsh
- at Faroese
- 𐌰𐍄 Gothic
- 𐌰𐍄- Gothic
- *ad- Proto-Celtic
- 艾特 Chinese
- *ad Proto-Italic
- adreit Old Occitan
- *ad- Proto-Brythonic
- adh Yola