what are the different prepositions ?

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Single words

a
abaft
aboard
about
above
absent
across
afore
after
against
along
alongside
amid
amidst
among
amongst
an (see "a" for usage in front of consonants)
anenst
apropos ("apropos of" is a common derived term)
apud
around
as (also an adverb and a conjunction)
aside
astride
at
athwart
atop
barring
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
besides
between
beyond
but
by
circa (sometimes abbreviated as "c." or "ca.")
concerning
despite
down
during
except
excluding
failing
following
for
forenenst
from
given
in
including
inside
into
like
mid (from "amid". Usually used poetically.)
midst (from "amidst". Usually used poetically.)
minus
modulo
near (also "nigh")
next
notwithstanding (also used postpositionally)
o' (apocopic form of of)
of
off
on
onto
opposite
out
outside
over
pace
past
per
plus
pro
qua
regarding
round
sans
save
since
than
through, thru (informal)
throughout, thruout (informal)
till (same as "until", with prosodic restrictions)
times
to
toward
towards
under
underneath
unlike
until
unto
up
upon
versus, commonly abbreviated as "vs.", or (principally in law or sports) as "v."
via
vice, meaning "in place of"^[1]
vis--vis
with (sometimes written as "w/")
within (sometimes written as "w/in" or "w/i")
without (sometimes written as "w/o")
worth

Multiple words Two words

according to
ahead of
apart from
as for
as of
as per
as regards
aside from
back to
because of
close to
due to
except for
far from
in to (contracted as into)
inside of (note that inside out is an adverb, not a preposition)
instead of
left of
near to
next to
on to (contracted as onto)
out from
out of
outside of
owing to
prior to
pursuant to
rather than
regardless of
right of
subsequent to
such as
thanks to
that of
up to

Three words

as far as is one example of the many expressions which can be analyzed as as+adjective+as rather than a multiword preposition
as long as in the sense of if or since, rather than of the same length
as opposed to
as well as
as soon as

Preposition + (article) + noun + preposition

English has many idiomatic expressions that act as prepositions that can be analyzed as a preposition followed by a noun (sometimes preceded by the definite or, occasionally, indefinite article) followed by another preposition.^[2] Common examples include:

at the behest of
by means of
by virtue of
for the sake of
in accordance with
in addition to
in case of
in front of
in lieu of
in order to
in place of
in point of
in spite of
on account of
on behalf of
on top of
with regard to (sometimes written as "w/r/t")
with respect to
with a view to

Archaic or infrequently used

anent^[3]
anti (Greek loan word)
apud (Latin loan word, restricted to use in scholarly works)
ayond^[4]
ayont^[5]
behither^[6]
betwixen
betwixt^[7]
biforn^[8]
chez (French loan word)
contra (Latin loan word)
cum (Latin loan word)
ere^[9]
forby^[10]
fornenst^[11]
fornent^[11]
froward or frowards or fromward^[12]
gainst or 'gainst (from against)
neath or 'neath (from beneath)
outwith^[13]
overthwart
pro (loan word)
qua (Latin loan word)
re or in re (Latin loan word)
sans (French loan word)^[14]
twixt or 'twixt (from betwixt)^[15]
unto (largely supplanted by to; used in some formal, religious, or archaic contexts)^[16]
vis--vis (loan word taken from French)

Not fully grammaticized

concerning (alternate for "about", "with respect to")
considering (alternate for "given")
regarding (alternate for "about", "with respect to")
worth^{[citation needed]}

Preposition-like modifiers of quantified noun phrases

apart from
but
except
plus
save

Postpositions

ago as in "five years ago", sometimes considered an adverb rather than a postposition
apart as in "this apart", also used prepositionally ("apart from this")
aside as in "such examples aside", also used prepositionally ("aside from such examples")
away as in "five light years away", sometimes considered an adverb or an adjective rather than a postposition
hence as in "five years hence", sometimes considered an adverb rather than a postposition
notwithstanding also used prepositionally
on as in "five years on", also used prepositionally (some other prepositions can also be used in the same constructs, such as "in")
through as in "the whole night through", also used prepositionally
withal archaic as a postposition meaning with