Pronunciation /ət//at/
preposition
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1Expressing location or arrival in a particular place or position.
- ‘She went back to her job as a teacher while I stayed at home with Louise.’
- ‘Responsibility for providing services at the airport is shared between the airport and the airline.’
- ‘He made his first professional stage appearance in George Bernard Shaw's ‘The Devil's Disciple’ at the Gaiety Theatre.’
- 1.1Used in speech to indicate the sign @ in email addresses, separating the address holder's name from their location.
- ‘Please send mail to zzsmith1 at strangemail dot net.’
2Expressing the time when an event takes place.
‘his death came at a time when the movement was split’- ‘There will be a complete blackout tonight at eleven o'clock.’
- ‘In the United States, more than 10,000 retailers across the country are opening their doors at midnight tonight solely to sell copies of the game and accessories.’
- ‘William appeared at half-past twelve.’
- 2.1(followed by a noun without a determiner) denoting a particular period of time.
- ‘Schools should lock children in at lunchtime to boost take-up of canteen meals, a catering expert claimed yesterday.’
- ‘If you know of someone who is thinking of purchasing a rabbit at Easter, let them know it's a bad idea.’
- ‘It is important that people going out in London can get home safely at night, by public transport, black cab or licensed minicab.’
- ‘At Christmas we're always surrounded by lots of lovely food and drink.’
- 2.2(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’
- ‘It was at school that I began to play chess with my friend Brian.’
- ‘It was at university that he became politically active.’
3Denoting a particular point or level on a scale.
- ‘Water boils at one hundred degrees Celsius and at this point changes phase to become a gas, or steam.’
- ‘Prices start at £145 for 3 nights for 2 people for our winter weekends in Keeper's Cottage.’
- ‘Electrons move at a speed of a few kilometres per second through a circuit, whereas light travels at nearly 300,000 kilometres per second.’
- 3.1Referring to someone's age.
- ‘Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous.’
- ‘At twenty-one both males and females obtain their full legal rights, and become liable to all legal obligations.’
- ‘At forty-five, he ran for the Senate and lost.’
4Expressing a particular state or condition.
- ‘That way I can record shows and listen to them at my leisure.’
- ‘People in lighter vehicles are at a disadvantage in collisions with heavier vehicles.’
- ‘I could not be really happy or be at peace living like that.’
- ‘Candidates with exposure to international trade and two years of editorial/writing experience in the electronics/computer industry would be at an advantage.’
- 4.1Expressing a relationship between an individual and a skill.‘she was getting much better at hiding her reactions’
- ‘Women are said to be poor at reading maps.’
- ‘I was never any good at sports.’
- ‘You're still going to need to be really good at what you do just to accomplish that.’
5Expressing the object of a look, thought, action, or plan.
- ‘At the same moment, they shone a torch at me to identify me.’
- ‘As he entered the clubhouse he glanced at the pictures of famous yachts that hang on the walls.’
- ‘A new credit card aimed at millions of low-income families is to charge interest at up to 70% - the highest ever charged by a credit card company.’
- ‘How old was your baby when she smiled at you for the first time?’
- 5.1Expressing the target of a shot from a weapon.‘they tore down the main street, firing at anyone in sight’
- ‘Police arrested a man for allegedly shooting at another patron during a fight at a bar on State Street Tuesday evening.’
- ‘The snipers were two individuals shooting randomly at anyone.’
- 5.2Expressing an incomplete or attempted action, typically involving repeated movements.
- ‘Briars and thorns tore at my legs.’
- ‘A homeless man accused of trying to steal a hat at a convenience store battled three deputies in a brawl, grabbed at a deputy's handgun and had to be shocked with a stun gun twice before he was arrested, according to a Marion sheriff's report.’
- ‘An alert tabby cat saved an Australian family of four from a house fire by clawing at its owner's face.’
6Expressing the means by which something is done.
figurative ‘her pride had taken a beating at his hands’- ‘Two University of Minnesota students lost wallets, cash and cell phones, but otherwise were unhurt when they were robbed at gunpoint on campus Wednesday night, police said.’
- ‘Our men are dying at the hands of enemies abroad and friends at home.’
Phrases
Engaged in some activity, typically a reprehensible one.
‘the council is at it again, wanting to turn another green patch into a carpark’- ‘That he is still at it must mean that Smith has either led a charmed life these past years or else he is made of steel.’
- ‘I came outside and she was having a rough time at it, mostly because she had no idea what she was doing.’
- ‘While you're at it, it's a good idea to tackle cold frames as well, both inside and out.’
- ‘They were at it again in 2001 and have been doing it since the beginning of this year too.’
- ‘And could she not have done that while she was at it?’
In addition; furthermore.
‘it was not fog but smoke, and very thick at that’- ‘London looks set to receive a new evening paper soon, and a free one at that.’
- ‘So, the Tate is at least making an effort to display more art, and a big, expensive one at that.’
- ‘No, this shore is not a destination for me; it is just a refuge, and a temporary one at that.’
- ‘All a matter of opinion, of course, and in the cases of Randall and Morris, an educated opinion at that.’
- ‘All the time a game of football was being played, and a pretty good one at that.’
- ‘We are the kind of people, he thought, who buy their own furniture and second-hand at that.’
- ‘We now live in a country where citizens can be executed without trial, and by a foreign government at that.’
- ‘She let out such a yelp and it was no wonder, as Tom had nothing on but a shirt and it wasn't too long at that!’
- ‘When she fell pregnant, Sara was hoping she would be having twins - and girls at that.’
- ‘Instead of thunder, the company had been struck by a need to change the cast, and no minor change at that.’
informal The focus of fashion or style.
- ‘Presidents and dignitaries have worn his designs, but Iwan Tirta says home is really where it's at.’
- ‘There are a lot of clues pointing you in the right direction, but nobody just tells you where it's at.’
- ‘The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has plenty of money to give out, but collecting and interpreting the artefacts of human history is just not where it's at.’
- ‘I'm a huge, huge fan of festivals, so that's where it's at for me this summer.’
- ‘As nice as it is to be liked by your home country, to Canadians, international success is where it's at.’
- ‘What we are doing is we are going with the youth; we are going with the people who know where it's at.’
- ‘If you prefer loafers or moccasins, you'll also have a chance to prove your fashion sense this summer, but sandals are really where it's at.’
- ‘If everyone can be skinny, thin won't be in, but fat will start being where it's at.’
- ‘As we used to say in the Sixties, wherever Zandra Rhodes is, is where it's at.’
- ‘Italian markets really are where it's at because everything is seasonal and it's mostly organic.’
- ‘But locals here realize that tourism is where it's at for them.’
- ‘Everyone is talking about California - it's so where it's at, I think.’
- ‘Juice is good too, but water, baby, that's where it's at.’
- ‘Twisted denim is where it's at, for women and men.’
- ‘Celebrating all things multidisciplinary, the first ever Vasistas festival is here to show us all that multi-tasking art is where it's at.’
- ‘‘This is where it's at,’ said one of the prime minister's closest advisors.’
- ‘And they end up drinking the same drink, in the company of the same people, fondly imagining that because they moved through several pubs, this is really where it's at!’
- ‘It's understandable that the food police might object to an article suggesting that bread and potatoes are not where it's at.’
- ‘There is evidence, though, that the young have become so seduced by the celebrity culture that their only ambition is to be famous and that working for a living is not where it's at.’
- ‘All things Norwegian seem to be where it's at at the minute.’
- ‘Europe is where it's at, home of the UEFA Champions' League, a powerbase for the game globally, and a workplace for the planet's most talented players.’
informal Someone's true or fundamental nature or character.
‘I think we've got enough information to have an idea of where he's at’- ‘So that's where my head is at these days.’
- ‘This is Rethel's most precise determination of who and where he is at that moment.’
- ‘The first bit is exactly where my thinking is at.’
Origin
Old English æt, of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian et and Old Norse at, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ad ‘to’.
Pronunciation
Main definitions of at in English
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Pronunciation /at//ɑːt/
noun
A monetary unit of Laos, equal to one hundredth of a kip.
Origin
Thai.
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Pronunciation
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The chemical element astatine.