Words which are used to express different ways towards where object move are known as preposition of movement and direction. It is one among three types of prepositions.
| from | at | for | against |
| towards | into | at | for |
| against | off | along | up |
| down | onto | out of | to |
Now let us take each given preposition of time from above and understand where they should be correctly used.
From
From is used in the sense of departure.
- For Example:
He just left from here.
My sister has already gone from home.
At
At is used in the sense of direction of hitting something.
- For Example:
He threw flowers at the girl.
The babies threw food at their nannies.
For
For is used in the sense of start of a movement to the certain place or destination.
- For Example:
The singer leaves for the international competition.
My dad left for the office.
Against
Against is used in the sense of touching or supporting.
- For Example:
He was leaning against the wall.
The child threw the ball against the rock.
Into
Into is used in the sense of movement inside something.
- For Example:
I cannot go into the house due to the earthquake fear.
The fox jumped into the water.
Onto
Onto is used in the sense of going to a place.
- For Example:
The monkey jumped onto the roof of the house.
The mouse ran onto the terrace.
Up
Up is used in the sense of low to high.
- For example:
She climbed up the hill.
They climbed up the mountain.
Down
Down refers to the sense of high to low.
- For Example:
She went down the mountain.
They went down the river.
Towards
Towards refers to the direction of the place where somebody is going.
- For example:
They are coming towards my house.
She is going towards the church.
Off
Off refers to the sense of departure from up to downwards.
- For Example:
I fell off my bed.
The lamp fell off the table.
Out of
Out of is opposite of into. It means from the inside of.
- For Example:
The dog ran out of the house.
The parrot flew out of the cage.