Preposition Beginning With R, S, T U and V
Prepositions beginning with R
One-word prepositions
re = mengenai, perihal, tentang
• Re: your letter dated 21 May
• I want to talk you re the proposed meeting.
regarding = mengenai, perihal, tentang, sehubungan dengan
• I would like to speak to you regarding my homework.
• Regarding John, let's talk later.
respecting = mengenai, perihal, tentang, berkenaan dengan
• I would like to speak to you respecting my homework.
• I am writing to you respecting our latest products.
round = sekeliling, sekitar
• I live round the corner.
• They all sat round the fire.
• There is a hedge round the house.
Complex prepositions
regardless of = bagaimanapun, bagaimanapun juga
• I don't want it, regardless of the price. Even if it's free, I just don't want it.
Prepositions beginning with S
One-word prepositions
save (formal) = kecuali
• All save Mrs Jones were present.
saving (formal) = kecuali
• Saving yourself, nobody thanked me.
since (also conjunction) = sejak
• I haven't seen Josef since Monday.
• Mr Brown has worked in a bank since 1985.
Complex prepositions
save for = kecuali untuk
• Everyone came, save for Lek who had to work.
Prepositions beginning with T
One-word prepositions
than (also conjunction) = daripada (perbandingan)
• He is a writer than whom there is no finer.
• Your car is bigger than my car.
through (also thru - American English) = melalui, lewat, sampai,
• The train goes through a tunnel.
• I can see light through the keyhole.
• You have been through a difficult experience.
• You went thru a red light.
• The error occurred through my own stupidity.
• They worked Monday through Thursday. (American English)
throughout = diseluruh, sepanjang
• It is raining throughout the whole country.
• He worked throughout the day, and most of the night.
till (also conjunction) = sampai
• I work from 9am till 5pm.
• Please wait till I come.
to = untuk, ke, sampai, hingga
• Could you give this to Kob?
• My car does 10 miles to the litre.
• To his surprise, the door was open.
• The museum is open from Monday to Friday.
• The time is ten to five. [4.50]
touching = mengenai
• Touching your homework, I think we need to speak.
towards (mainly British English), toward (mainly American English) = terhadap, menuju, ke arah, pada
• He drove off toward(s) the mountain.
• I'd better go. It's getting toward(s) midnight.
• He contributed $100,000 toward(s) the new building.
• It's the first step toward(s) peace.
• He has a positive attitude toward(s) his work.
Complex prepositions
thanks to = berkat
• Thanks to Shirley, we arrived on time.
together with = bersama dengan
• I'd like chicken please, together with vegetables.
Prepositions beginning with U
One-word prepositions
under = dibawah, dalam
• The mouse ran under the chair.
• The bucket is under the sink.
• Submarines can travel under water.
• We drove under a bridge.
• I have a T-shirt under my pullover.
• Who do you work under? Who is your boss?
• I am under orders from the President.
• What is the subject under discussion?
• Under the company rules, we can't do that.
• Please buy it if it's under $50.
underneath = dibawah
• The nurse put a pillow underneath his head.
• There is a big cellar underneath our house.
unlike = berbeda dari, tidak mirip
• That's very unusual. It's unlike Andrea to be so rude.
• This problem is unlike any we have met before.
until (formal; also conjunction) = sampai
• They continued the meeting until 11pm.
• Please wait until I come.
up = naik, keatas, diatas
• Jack and Jill ran up the hill.
• There is a post office up the street.
upon (formal) = atas, di atas, di
• Please don't put your shoes upon the table.
• There are now no dinosaurs upon Earth.
• I need a book upon bio-chemistry.
• We met upon a Monday.
• He broke his leg upon getting out of the car.
Complex prepositions
up against = melawan
• We are up against a powerful enemy.
up to = hingga, sampai
• There was a shop here up to 1990. But it closed that year.
up until = sampai
• We worked up until they came. Then we stopped.
Prepositions beginning with V
One-word prepositions
versus = melawan, dibandingkan dengan
• He was the judge in the case of Gore versus Bush.
• We should choose peace versus war.
via = melalui, via, lewat
• We flew from Paris to Bangkok via Dubai.
Complex prepositions
vis-à-vis (from French) = berhadapan
• I prefer Jaguar cars vis-à-vis BMW cars.
• I need to speak to you vis-à-vis your homework.
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