https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Categories-of-Prepositions.htm
Most prepositions have multiple usages and meanings. Generally speaking, prepositions can be divided into eight categories: time, place, direction or movement, agency, instrument or device, reason or purpose, connection, and origin. The following table highlights the most common prepositions and their categories*:
Category
Preposition
Time
at, in, on, for, during, since, by, until, before, after, to, past
Place
at, in, on, by/near/close to, next to/beside, between, behind, in front of, above/over, below/under
Direction or Movement
to, from, over, under, along, around, across, through, into, out of, toward(s), away from, onto, off, up, down
Agency
by, with
Instrument or Device
by, with, on
Reason or Purpose
for, through, because of, on account of, from
Connection
of, to, with
Origin
from, of
(*Many prepositions will fall under two or more categories. To determine what type of preposition is being used in a sentence, you must look closely at the context and what is being described.)
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