Preposition Beginning With B
One-word prepositions
bar = kecuali
• Everyone came bar Angela.
barring = kalau tidak
• Barring rain, we'll play tennis tomorrow.
before (also conjunction) = sebelum
• We had lunch [1pm] before the meeting [3pm].
• We met the day before yesterday.
• She was before me in the queue.
• I would rather die before doing that.
behind = dibelakang, dibalik
• There is a police car behind us. It's following us.
• We have a garden behind our house.
• The child was hiding behind the tree.
• I am behind your project. I will support it.
• Vonica finished behind Shirley in the race.
• She is behind the other children in her class.
below = di bawah, ke bawah
• Much of Holland is below sea-level.
• There is a family in the flat below us.
• The temperature is 5 degrees below freezing point. [-5ºC]
• I came below Vonica in the test.
• You can buy it if it's below $50.
beneath = dibawah, tidak pantas
• Our garage is beneath our house.
• The tunnel runs beneath the sea.
• Laurence is beneath the General Manager.
• It was beneath his dignity to do that.
beside = disamping, disebelah
• The river runs beside our house.
• James was sitting beside Miriam.
besides = selain
• What shall we have besides coffee?
between = diantara, diantaranya
• Tara was sitting between Ram and Ati.
• Between you and me, I think she's crazy.
• I can meet you between 1pm and 2pm.
beyond = diluar, melewati, melebihi
• Can you see someone in the distance, beyond that house?
• This is too difficult. It's beyond me.
• The meeting continued beyond midnight.
but (also conjunction) = kecuali
• Everyone came but Andrea.
by = dengan, oleh, dari, karena, lewat, didekat, menurut
• We came by car.
• Fireworks were invented by the Chinese.
• He was shot by a professional killer.
• It happened by accident.
• He lost the race by five seconds.
• The room is 10 metres by 6 metres.
• We must finish by Tuesday.
• We were sitting by the window.
• By my calculation he must be 73.
Complex prepositions
because of = karena, sebab
• We can't play tennis because of the rain.
but for = kalau tidak karena
• It's your fault! But for you, I'd have been on time.
by means of = dengan, melalui, memakai
• You open a door by means of its handle.
Demikian, Semoga dapat bermanfaat..