Предлоги, выражающие различные отношения

about, on (о чем-то, на тему)

Tell us about your plans.

He delivered a lecture on linguistics.

against (против)

I am against the idea.

The teams played against each other.

at (реакция на что-то, способности)

He is surprised at your words.

I am good at languages.

besides (кроме, помимо чего-то)

Do you like anything else besides apples?

but = except (кроме, за исключением)

She said hello to everyone but her.

They invited everyone except him.

by (средство или способ передвижения; метод или автор)

Go by car! Don’t go by metro!

Start the car by turning the key.

Look at the painting by Turner. Learn the poem by Pushkin by heart.

with (инструмент; манера; вместе с; обладание чем-то; содержание чего-то)

Open the can with the knife.

She spoke with a smile. It was a girl with green eyes.

I’d like tea with lemon. We are with you.

The box was filled with old books.

out of (вышли запасы, закончилось; сделать что-то из чего-то)

We’ve run out of salt. The car has run out of petrol.

He made a table out of old boxes.

without (без)

Do it without me. He cut the cheese without a knife.

like / in (сравнение, манера)

He was brave like a lion. She acted like a queen. But: He works as a doctor.

I spoke in a loud voice.

for (цель; для кого-то / чего-то; пункт назначения; сравнение)

He only did it for money.

I bought it for you.

They left for Paris. They set off for Kiev at dawn.

He is too young for you.

from (происхождение; различие)

Where are you from? – We come from Russia. Cheese is made from milk.

The money was stolen from the safe.

Can you tell lemon from lime?

of (обладание, принадлежность, материал; содержание)

The symphonies of Mozart, a man of honour, a friend of my sister’s, the president of the firm.

Made of gold, a glass of water.

according to (в соответствии с чем-то)

Everything went according to our plan. According to my map, I am twenty miles from the town.

in addition to (в дополнение к)

In addition to a full meal we ordered ice-cream.

because of (из-за)

Because of the heat the window was open.

due to (owing to, thanks to) (благодаря, в силу)

Due to bad weather the match was cancelled. I missed the flight owing to a traffic jam.

on behalf of (от имени)

Let me thank you on behalf of our group.

in favour of (за, в пользу)

He was in favour of reconstructing the plant.

as far as (до (о расстоянии))

as to / as for (что касается)

Go as far as the post-office.

As to the other contract it was not accepted. As for me I am happy.

instead of (вместо)

I try to drink milk instead of coffee.

by means of (посредством, при помощи)

People communicate by means of languages.

in spite of (despite) (несмотря на)

In spite of heavy traffic we got to the theatre on time.

in view of (принимая во внимание)

They can hardly buy a car in view of money difficulties.