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at1 definition
at (at; unstressed ət)
- on; in; near; by: at is the preposition of general (usually static) location, and is replaced by in, on, etc. when a more precise indication of location is needed at the office, at the edge of town
- to or toward as the goal or object look at her, swing at the ball, don't shout at me
- criticizing, attacking, pestering, etc. the critics are at him again
- through come in at the front door
- from get the facts at their source
- attending at the party
- occupied in; busy with at work
- in a condition or state of at war
- in the manner of at a trot
- because of; in response to terrified at the sight, to smile at a remark
- according to at his discretion
- with reference to good at tennis
- in the amount or number, to the degree, for the price, etc. of at twenty miles per hour, at five cents each
- from an interval or distance of visible at half a mile, at arm's length
- occurring on the hour, minute, etc. of at five fifteen
- being of the age of at sixty-five
- during the period of it happened at night
Etymology: ME < OE æt; akin to Goth, OS, ON at & L ad at, in, to
at2 definition
at (ät, at)
at3 definition
at
- airtight
- atomic
At definition
At
astatine
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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