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at¹
- /æt/
- [æʔ]
- /ət/
- /ɪt/ Northumbria
Sounds like (some accents) it, @ · Rhymes with -æt
Where it comes from
From Middle English at, from Old English æt (“at, near, by, toward”), from Proto-West Germanic *at, from Proto-Germanic *at (“at, near, to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognate with Scots at (“at”), North Frisian äät, äit, et, it (“at”), Danish at (“to”), Swedish åt (“for, toward”), Norwegian åt (“to”), Faroese at (“at, to, toward”), Icelandic að (“to, towards”), Gothic 𐌰𐍄 (at, “at”), Latin ad (“to, near”).
preposition
- In, near, or in the general vicinity of (a particular place). Caesar was at Rome.
- Attending (an educational institution). She's at Oxford University, studying chemistry.
- Working for (a company) or in (a place or situation). He used to be at Lehman Brothers. Now he's at Merrill Lynch.
- Indicating distance or direction relative to the speaker. Target at five miles. Prepare torpedoes.
- Present or taking place during (an event). Was he at the meeting?
- Indicating time of occurrence, especially an instant of time, or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker’s perspective. at six o’clock; at dawn; at closing time; at the age of twelve; at night; at the moment
- (also as at; before dates) On (a particular date). balance as at 20th March 1999
- In the direction of; towards; (often implied to be in a hostile or careless manner). Don’t just talk at someone; really listen to what they have to say.
- Indicating action bearing upon something, especially continued or repeated action. Don't pick at your food!
- In response or reaction to. At my request, they agreed to move us to another hotel.
- Occupied in (activity). men at work; children at play
- In a state of. The two countries are at war.
- Subject to. We hope that the event will go ahead, but we are at the whim of the weather.
- Denotes a price. 3 apples at 2¢ (each)
- Indicates a position on a scale or in a series. Sell at $90.
- In certain phrases, used to indicate the manner in which something happens or is done. The car came towards me at speed.
- Indicates a specific speed or rate that is maintained by something. We were cruising along at well over the speed limit of fifty miles per hour.
- Indicates a means or method. 'How was the painting sold?' — 'At auction.'
- On the subject of; regarding. The twins were both bad at chemistry.
- Bothering, irritating, causing discomfort to. I think ‘Jesus, my back is at me’. Then I get the ball. Off you go for 10 yards and you don’t feel a thing. Then you stop and think: ‘Jesus, it’s at me again’[.]
- Also used in various other idiomatic combinations: at a pinch, at all, at fault, at pains, at risk, at that, etc.; see the individual entries.
noun ats
- The at sign (@).
verb ats · atting · atted
- Rare form of @; to reply to or talk to someone, either online or face-to-face. (from the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name) If you have questions or observations on my discussion questions, feel free to reply to this email, at me on Twitter, or comment on the companion post on AMV.
at²
- /æt/
- [æʔ]
- /ət/
- /ɪt/ Northumbria
Sounds like (some accents) it, @ · Rhymes with -æt
pronoun
- Alternative form of 'at (relative pronoun; reduced form of "that" and/or "what"). Tak us t’ foxes, t’ little foxes at spoils t’ veynes: fer our veynes hev tender grapes.
at³
- /æt/
- [æʔ]
- /ət/
- /ɪt/ Northumbria
Sounds like (some accents) it, @ · Rhymes with -æt
noun ats · at
- Alternative form of att (Laos currency unit)
AT⁴
noun ATs
- Initialism of assistive technology
- Initialism of auxiliary tugboat
- Initialism of anaerobic threshold
- Initialism of alternate timeline
- Initialism of aerotriangulation
- Initialism of appropriate technology
- Abbreviation of air tanker
- Initialism of activity theory
- Ukrainian initialism of акціонерне товариство (akcionerne tovarystvo, “JSC”)
adjective
- Initialism of antitank
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: acc, atc, tsa, fas, eea, saf, tdd, aes, sta, sca, tty, schilling, eta, sea, taw, ttd
Translations
Every language
prep in or very near a particular place
| Español | en |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | -에서 -eseo, -에 -e |
| 日本語 | ...で ...de, ... に ...ni |
| 中文 | 在 |
| हिन्दी | पर par, में mẽ, से se |
| Kiswahili | karibu na |
| Português | em, por |
| Français | à, en |
| Deutsch | an, auf, bei, in, zu |
| Italiano | a, in |
| Ελληνικά | στον ston, στη sti, στο sto, στους stous, στις stis, στα sta |
| Română | la |
| Русский | в v, на na, у u, во́зле vózle |
| Tiếng Việt | ở tại, lúc, vào, ở |
| العربية | عِنْد ʕind |
| עברית | אֵצֶל 'étsel |
prep indicating time
| Español | a, ad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | -에 -e |
| 日本語 | ...に ...ni |
| Português | a |
| Français | à |
| Deutsch | um |
| Italiano | a |
| Ελληνικά | στον ston, στη sti, στο sto, στους stous, στις stis, στα sta |
| Română | la |
| Русский | в v |
| Tiếng Việt | lúc |
| العربية | فِي fī, عِنْدَ ʕinda |
prep in the direction of
| Español | a |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | -에게 -ege, -으로 -euro, -에게로 -egero |
| 日本語 | ...に ...ni, ...を ...o |
| 中文 | 向 xiàng |
| Português | em |
| Français | vers |
| Deutsch | nach, zu |
| Italiano | a |
| Ελληνικά | στον ston, στη sti, στο sto, στους stous, στις stis, στα sta |
| Română | înspre, spre |
| Русский | в v, на na |
| العربية | صَوْب ṣawb |
prep in response or reaction to
| Español | ante |
|---|
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title = {at},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/at},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
