Prepositions

Tis forToward

You go toward something when you move in its direction, so you get closer to it. The dog in the picture is coming towards the person who took a photo of it.

Rennett Stowe / CC BY-SA

Uis forUnder

Prepositions, Placements

Something is under something else if it is lower than it.
This cat is under the chair.
The opposite of under is over.

Curran Kelleher / CC BY-SA

Uis forUp

Prepositions, Directions

Up is a direction. You go up when you go higher. The person in the picture has just climbed up the ladder and is now sitting at the top. The opposite of up is down.

Gordon / Inspired By (CC BY)

Vis forVia

Prepositions, Directions

You go via a place when you are on a route from one place to another and you go through that place on the way. For example, "I went to the shops via the post office."

David Dennis / CC BY-SA