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   at

   /at/

   preposition

   • 1. expressing location or arrival in a particular place or position: "they live at Conway House"
   • ▪ used in speech to indicate the sign @ in email addresses, separating the address holder's name from their location.
   • 2. expressing the time when an event takes place: "the children go to bed at nine o'clock"
   • ▪ (followed by a noun without a determiner) denoting a particular period of time: "the sea is cooler at night"
   • ▪ (followed by a noun without a determiner) denoting the time spent by someone attending an educational institution or workplace: "it was at university that he first began to perform"
   • 3. denoting a particular point or level on a scale: "prices start at £18,500"
   • ▪ referring to someone's age: "at fourteen he began to work as a postman"
   • 4. expressing a particular state or condition: "his ready smile put her at ease"
   • ▪ expressing a relationship between an individual and a skill: "boxing was the only sport I was any good at"
   • 5. expressing the object of a look, thought, action, or plan: "I looked at my watch"
   • ▪ expressing the target of a shot from a weapon: "they tore down the main street, firing at anyone in sight"
   • ▪ expressing an incomplete or attempted action, typically involving repeated movements: "she clutched at the thin gown"
   • 6. expressing the means by which something is done: "holding a prison officer at knifepoint"

   Word Origin Old Englishæt, of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian et and Old Norse at, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ad ‘to’.

   Scrabble Points: 2

   • A

     1

   • T

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