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Ais forAbove

Something is above something else it it is higher up. In the picture, the child is above the soldier.

Photo of a road sign that says road work ahead

Ais forAhead

Something is ahead of you if it is in front, or perhaps in the future. For example, "you are getting too far ahead of me" or "my schedule is running ahead of time".

Adverbs, Placements

Mike DelGaudio / CC BY-SA

Ais forAskew

Askew means that something is crooked or uneven. The house in the picture is askew.

Adjectives, Placements

Sara Löwgren / CC BY-SA

Bis forBehind

Something is behind you if you cannot see it - your back is facing it rather than your front. The horse in the picture is viewed from behind.

Adverbs, Prepositions, Placements

Polandeze / CC BY-SA

Bis forBelow

Something is below something else if it is lower down than it, with the other thing above. This photo was taken from below a cat.

Prepositions, Placements

Photo of two women sitting beside each other.

Ed Yourdon / CC BY-SA

Bis forBeside

Two things are beside each other if they are next to each other, facing the same direction. The two women on the bench are sitting beside each other, or side by side.

Prepositions, Placements

Snuzzy / CC BY-SA

Bis forBetween

Something is between if it is in the space in the middle of two other things. The cat in the picture is eating dinner between two dogs.

Prepositions, Placements

Amboo who? / CC BY-SA

Bis forBottom

The bottom of something is the lowest point. The orange horse is at the bottom of the stack of toys. Bottom is also a slang term for your buttocks.

Placements

Photo of a vase at the centre of a table

Don Nunn / CC BY-SA

Cis forCenter

The center of something is the midpoint, equally distant from all the edges. The vase of flowers is in the center of the table.

Placements

BFS Man / CC BY-SA

Cis forClose (near)

Close is another word for near, and is the opposite of distant or far. The airplanes in the picture are flying very close together.

Adjectives, Placements