at Hear it!

at1 definition

at (at; unstressed ət)

  1. 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
    1. to or toward as the goal or object look at her, swing at the ball, don't shout at me
    2. criticizing, attacking, pestering, etc. the critics are at him again
  2. through come in at the front door
  3. from get the facts at their source
  4. attending at the party
  5. occupied in; busy with at work
  6. in a condition or state of at war
  7. in the manner of at a trot
  8. because of; in response to terrified at the sight, to smile at a remark
  9. according to at his discretion
  10. with reference to good at tennis
  11. in the amount or number, to the degree, for the price, etc. of at twenty miles per hour, at five cents each
  12. from an interval or distance of visible at half a mile, at arm's length
    1. occurring on the hour, minute, etc. of at five fifteen
    2. being of the age of at sixty-five
  13. 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)

noun pl. at

a monetary unit of Laos, equal to of a kip

Etymology: Thai

at3 definition

at

  1. airtight
  2. atomic
At definition

At

astatine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.
Related Discussions (31)
TopicRepliesLatest Post
Champing at the bit162 days ago
on/at981 month ago
on, in, at3341 month ago
New developments at yourDictionary81 month ago
“Hosanna” used to mean at first “save (us) now”222 months ago

See all 31 discussions · Browse Forums