Prepositions of Movement in English Grammar

To: show movement in a specific direction

• He will travel to New York this summer holiday.

from: used to show the place where someone or something starts

• What time does the flight from Amsterdam arrive?

across: show movement from one side to the opposite side      

• The boys swam across the lake.

along: move or look towards the end    

• We went for a walk along the beach at twilight.

around/round: go along its edge in a circular direction  

• Her hair whipped around her face in the wind.

into: go from outside a space to inside a space  

• Don't put new wine into old bottles.

out of: go from inside a space to outside a space                

• If you can't stand the heat, you should get out of the kitchen.

off: away from

• We get off at the next station.

onto: used to show movement into or on a particular place        

• I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.

over: pass above something

• He jumped over the wall.

through: show movement from one side of an enclosed space to the other side              

• David walked slowly through the woods.

toward(s): in the direction of, or closer to someone or something          

• The cat is creeping silently towards the bird.

up: indicate movement from a lower to a higher position            

• She doesn't like riding her bike up these hills.

down: indicate movement from a higher to a lower position      

• It's easier to run down the hill than go up.

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