![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_f0d5e0c342cc49dca298de0225d2247cf000.jpg/v1/fill/w_1920,h_1080,al_c,q_90,enc_auto/11062b_f0d5e0c342cc49dca298de0225d2247cf000.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdf7de_7478f0ac4a1a4f8ea400d010447099ea~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_380,h_243,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/bdf7de_7478f0ac4a1a4f8ea400d010447099ea~mv2.jpg)
PREPOSITIONS OF DIRECTION
Prepositions of direction show us to where or in which direction something moves.
​
Here are some of the most common:
​
The first one is the most common one which is preposition "to".
-
It is normally used with a verb showing movement and shows the result of the movement--
the place or person that the movement was toward or in the direction of.
-
The preposition toward has a similar meaning, but it's not exactly the same: with toward, the direction of the movement is shown, but not the result.
A <====== to ====== B
(B arrived at A)
A <==== toward ==== B
(B is on the way to A)
A ====== to ======> B
(A arrived at B)
A ==== toward ====> B
(A is on the way to B)
Examples:
​
-
Jamil walks to work every day.
-
When I saw Jamil, he was walking toward his office.
-
They'll drive to San Francisco during the weekend.
-
They started driving toward San Francisco Friday afternoon, but they didn't arrive there until Saturday.
-
Yesterday Billy rode his bicycle to the park.
-
When Billy was riding his bicycle toward the park, he stopped at Joey's house.
_____________________________________
​
​
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdf7de_8443d7032bf74242b977988780656463~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_119,h_89,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/bdf7de_8443d7032bf74242b977988780656463~mv2.png)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdf7de_4b9b5205d5bf47949cf7621feb5d56b2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_525,h_673,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/bdf7de_4b9b5205d5bf47949cf7621feb5d56b2~mv2.png)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdf7de_282305cb7ce74d50ba86873000f13f98~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_477,h_691,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/bdf7de_282305cb7ce74d50ba86873000f13f98~mv2.png)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdf7de_031de32c7d77473095584327d4657687~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_489,h_693,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/bdf7de_031de32c7d77473095584327d4657687~mv2.png)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdf7de_96dc6712a9a644e39b16dfa439cb54a7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_551,h_459,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/bdf7de_96dc6712a9a644e39b16dfa439cb54a7~mv2.png)