1. Time; as, The scholars go home after school.
2. Place or direction; as, He sat upon a stone.
3. Agency or means; as, John cut his finger with a knife.
4. Possession; as, The call of the shepherd was heard by his flock.
5. Separation; as, James took the book from his brother.
6. Association; as, A man with an axe in his hand came in.
7. Opposition; as, He is against me.
8. Object; as, The love of pleasure destroys many a life.
9. Cause; as, They did it through ignorance.
Note.—There are many phrases which have the use of prepositions and are treated as such; as, We stood in front of the building. A woman came out of the house. He lived according to his light.