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1. a, prep.1 View full entry OE
...Expressing position within, situation, etc.: in, with; = on7a13. Now Eng. regional....
2. a, prep.2 View full entry c1275
...Representing a genitive dependent on a verb or adjective; = ofXI....
3. abaft, adv. and prep. View full entry a1400
...Chiefly Naut. To or towards the rear; backward....
4. abaht, adv. and prep. View full entry 1839
...About....
5. † abating, prep. View full entry 1631
...If one excepts; with the exception of; except for. Cf. abate11....
6. ablow, adv. and prep. View full entry 1829
...= below (in various senses)....
7. 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....
8. 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....
9. † about, prep.2 and conj. View full entry lOE
...Without. Cf. bout2a....
10. abouts, adv. and prep. View full entry a1387
...= about (in various senses). Cf. nearabouts...
11. 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....
12. abreast, adv. and prep. View full entry a1450
...Side by side and facing or moving in the same direction. Cf. breast7....
13. 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,...
14. absent, prep. View full entry 1888
...In the absence of, without....
15. abt., prep. View full entry 1699
...As a graphic abbreviation: = about...
16. across, adv., prep., and adj. View full entry a1250
...In the form of a cross, crosswise; crossing each other, crossed. Now rare....
17. acrost, prep. and adv. View full entry 1759
...= across...
18. adown, adv. and prep. View full entry eOE
...To a lower place or position; downward, down; towards the earth. Freq. with verbs of motion, often those signifying descent, as fall, sink, kneel, etc. (see...
19. † adownward, adv. and prep. View full entry OE
...In a descending direction; down. Also: to a lower state or condition. Cf. downward...
20. † afor, prep. View full entry 1573
...As for....
