Adverbs of Place

Adverbs of Place Andrew Ernest Ritz May 8, 2011Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 1 / 32

above adv –1. (32) above, supra – (at an earlier place; ”see above”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 2 / 32

abroad adv –1. (8) abroad – (to or in a foreign country; ”they had never travelled abroad”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 3 / 32

anywhere adv –. (9) anywhere, anyplace – (at or in or to any place; ”you can ﬁnd this food anywhere”; (‘anyplace’ is used informally for ‘anywhere’)) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 4 / 32

away adv –1. (70) away, off, forth – (from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete); ”ran away from the lion”; ”wanted to get away from there”; ”sent the children away to boarding school”; ”the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal”; ”went off to school”; ”they drove off”; ”go forth and preach”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 5 / 32

back adv –1. (91) back – (in or to or toward a former location; ”she went back to her parents’ house”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 6 / 32

backwards adv –1. (1) back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards – (at or to or toward the back or rear; ”he moved back”; ”tripped when he stepped backward”; ”she looked rearward out the window of the car”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 7 / 32

behind adv –1. (13) behind – (in or to or toward the rear; ”he followed behind”; ”seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front”; ”the ﬁnal runners were far behind”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 8 / 32

below adv –1. (16) below, at a lower place, to a lower place, beneath – (in or to a place that is lower) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 9 / 32

down adv –1. (98) down, downwards, downward, downwardly – (spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; ”don’t fall down”; ”rode the lift up and skied down”; ”prices plunged downward”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 10 / 32

downstairs adv –. (6) downstairs, down the stairs, on a lower ﬂoor, below – (on a ﬂoor below; ”the tenants live downstairs”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 11 / 32

north adv –. (11) north, northerly, northwards, northward – (in a northern direction; ”they earn more up north”; ”Let’s go north!”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 12 / 32

south adv –. (8) south, to the south, in the south – (in a southern direction; ”we moved south”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 13 / 32

east adv –. (1) east – (to, toward, or in the east; ”we travelled east for several miles”; ”located east of Rome”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 14 / 32

west adv –. (3) west – (to, toward, or in the west; ”we moved west to Arizona”; ”situated west of Boston”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 15 / 32

elsewhere adv –. (14) elsewhere – (in or to another place; ”he went elsewhere”; ”look elsewhere for the answer”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 16 / 32

far adv –1. (61) far – (to a considerable degree; very much; ”a far far better thing that I do”; ”felt far worse than yesterday”; ”eyes far too close together”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 17 / 32

here adv –1. (187) here – (in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is; ”I work here”; ”turn here”; ”radio waves received here on Earth”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 18 / 32

in adv –. (19) in, inwards, inward – (to or toward the inside of; ”come in”; ”smash in the door”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 19 / 32

indoors adv –. (1) inside, indoors – (within a building; ”in winter we play inside”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 20 / 32

inside adv –1. (19) inside, indoors – (within a building; ”in winter we play inside”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 21 / 32

near adv –1. (19) near, nigh, close – (near in time or place or relationship; ”as the wedding day drew near”; ”stood near the door”; ”don’t shoot until they come near”; ”getting near to the true explanat ion”; ”her mother is always near”; ”The end draws nigh”; ”the bullet didn’t come close”; ”don’t get too close to the ﬁre”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 22 / 32

nearby adv –. (7) nearby – (not far away in relative terms; ”she works nearby”; ”the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 23 / 32

off adv –1. (13) away, off, forth – (from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete); ”ran away from the lion”; ”wanted to get away from there”; ”sent the children away to boarding school”; ”the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal”; ”went off to school”; ”they drove off”; ”go forth and preach”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 24 / 32

on adv –1. (40) along, on – (with a forward motion; ”we drove along admiring the view”; ”the horse trotted along at a steady pace”; ”the circus traveled on to the next city”; ”move along”; ”march on”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 25 / 32

out adv –1. (5) out – (away from home; ”they went out last night”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 26 / 32

outside adv –1. (15) outside, outdoors, out of doors, alfresco – (outside a building; ”in summer we play outside”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 27 / 32

over adv –1. (23) over – (at or to a point across intervening space etc.; ”come over and see us some time”; ”over there”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 28 / 32

there adv –1. (181) there, at that place, in that location – (in or at that place; ”they have lived there for years”; ”it’s not there”; ”that man there”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 29 / 32

under adv –1. (2) under – (down to defeat, death, or ruin; ”their competitors went under”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 30 / 32

up adv –1. (79) up, upwards, upward, upwardly – (spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; ”look up!”; ”the music surged up”; ”the fragments ﬂew upwards”; ”prices soared upwards”; ”upwardly mobile”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 31 / 32

upstairs adv –1. (13) upstairs, up the stairs, on a higher ﬂoor – (on a ﬂoor above; ”they lived upstairs”) Andrew Ernest Ritz () Adverbs of Place May 8, 2011 32 / 32

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