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1. a, prep.1 View full entry OE
...Expressing position within, situation, etc.: in, with; = on7a13. Now Eng. regional....
2. abaht, adv. and prep. View full entry 1839
...About....
3. ablow, adv. and prep. View full entry 1829
...= below (in various senses)....
4. aboard, adv. and prep. View full entry a1393
...Alongside, on one side (of a ship or a shore). Freq. modified by hard, close. See also board on boardboard12d....
5. about, adv., prep.1, adj., and int. View full entry eOE
...In rotation or revolution; round in a circular course. Now rare except in fig. use with verbs....
6. above, adv., prep., n., and adj. View full entry lOE
...With regard to writing: further up on the present page; previously in the text; in a preceding paragraph, passage, etc. See also senses C. 3, D....
7. abroad, adv., prep., and n. View full entry c1300
...Over a broad or wide area; widely, broadly; †so as to be fully open or outspread (obs.). In later use more commonly with reference to non-physical things, as news, information,...
8. acrost, prep. and adv. View full entry 1759
...= across...
9. † afornent, prep. View full entry 1429
...= aforyen1....
10. after, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...Behind something in place or position; in the rear; further back....
11. afterhand, adv. and prep. View full entry 1438
...Afterwards, subsequently; after the event. Now Sc. and U.S....
12. again, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...In the opposite direction; back. Obs....
13. against, prep., conj., adv., and n. View full entry eOE
...In reception of, in welcome of. Obs....
14. againwards, prep. and adv. View full entry OE
...In a direction facing, towards. Obs....
15. alength, adv. (and adj.) and prep. View full entry c1325
...Throughout the length of something. Obs....
16. alongst, prep. and adv. View full entry OE
...= along1....
17. alow, adv.1 and prep. View full entry c1400
...With reference to position: low or lower down; below something; down low. Now chiefly Sc....
18. among, prep. and adv. View full entry a1000
...Of the local relation of a thing (or things) to several surrounding objects with which it is grouped: Surrounded by locally. (With pl.)...
19. around, adv. and prep. View full entry c1300
...In the round, in circumference; in a round, in a circle. Obs....
20. aside, adv., prep., adj., and n. View full entry c1330
...To one side; out of the way, away....
