at

Betekenis

Prep

1. In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place.
2. Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker’s perspective.
3. In the direction of (often implied to be in a hostile or careless manner).
4. Denotes a price.
5. Occupied in (activity).
6. In a state of.
7. Indicates a position on a scale or in a series.
8. Because of.
9. Indicates a means, method, or manner.
10. Holding a given speed or rate.
11. On the subject of; regarding.
12. Bothering, irritating, causing discomfort to
13. (also as at; before dates) On a particular date.

Noun

The at sign (@).

Verb

Rare form of @; to reply to or talk to someone, either online or face-to-face. (from the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name)

Pron

Alternative form of 'at (relative pronoun; reduced form of “that” and/or “what”)

Noun

Alternative form of att (Laos currency unit)

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/æt/

Etymologie

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Germanic *at
Old English æt
Middle English at
English at
From Middle English at, from Old English æt (“at, near, by, toward”), from Proto-Germanic *at (“at, near, to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognate with Scots at (“at”), North Frisian äät, äit, et, it (“at”), Danish at (“to”), Swedish åt (“for, toward”), Norwegian åt (“to”), Faroese at (“at, to, toward”), Icelandic að (“to, towards”), Gothic 𐌰𐍄 (at, “at”), Latin ad (“to, near”).

Zinnen

Shall we watch a film at the cinema this afternoon ?

Zullen we vanmiddag een film kijken in de bioscoop?

At the same time , they cannot find an exact definition of what a feeling is .

Tegelijkertijd kunnen ze geen exacte definitie vinden van wat een gevoel is.

At the end the man tipped the wagon .

Aan het einde tipte de man de wagen.

It was a tent like many at the oasis .

Het was een tent zoals velen bij de Oasis.

At its center was Henry Clay Square , a large area reserved for public buildings .

In het midden was Henry Clay Square, een groot gebied gereserveerd voor openbare gebouwen.

It lies at the north end of Chestnut Ridge .

Het ligt aan de noordkant van Chestnut Ridge.

So there was no pressure to demolish old buildings to put new ones at their place .

Er was dus geen druk om oude gebouwen te slopen om nieuwe op hun plaats te zetten.

The following night , the boy appeared at the alchemist's tent with a horse .

De volgende nacht verscheen de jongen met een paard in de tent van de Alchemist.