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# at

preposition; noun (@, the at sign in emails and posts)

«at» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. At shows where something is: at the shop, at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#m1)
2. At shows when: at noon, at the start. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#m2)
3. At shows what you look, point or aim towards: look at the board. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#m3)
4. At gives a price or a speed: at 5 dollars each, at 60 km an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#m4)
5. At shows how well someone does something: good at maths. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#m5)
6. (casual) «Where it's at» means where the fun or the action is; «Where are you at?» asks how far you have got. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#m6)
7. (rough) «Shout at», «have a go at» or «be at someone» means to tell them off or nag them angrily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#m7)
8. (formal) The exam voice says «at a rate of», «at a cost of», «at the commencement», «at the conclusion». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#m8)
9. After a word like "not", "at all" means in any way or to any degree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#m9)

### In the lessons

«look at the word», «at the start» (the starting amount), «at the end» (the final amount), «at the shop»; in everyday life «at home», «at night», «at last», «at once», «at least», «at all», «good at maths»; prices «at 2 dollars each» point to multiplying; online «@» in an address or before a name; in rough talk «stop having a go at me»; in the exam voice «at a unit cost of», «at the commencement of the period»

### Examples

- Not quite. Look at the word «equal»: it tells us to divide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#x1)
- At the start Ken had 12 stamps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#x2)
- At the shop Mia buys 3 pens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#x3)
- We have lunch at twelve o'clock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#x4)
- Look at the bird on the fence! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#x5)
- She is very good at swimming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#x6)
- Pencils are sold at 50 cents each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#x7)
- At last the bus arrived. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#x8)
- At least 3 people must play this game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#x9)
- at the shops rn, need anything [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#x10)
- Stop having a go at me, I counted them twice! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#x11)
- At the commencement of the journey a vehicle contained 30 passengers, at a fare of 2 dollars each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#x12)
- "He isn't a rabbit at all! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/#x13)

### Note

No operation clue; «at the start» marks the starting amount. Trap: «at the end» asks for the amount after all the changes. «3 pens at 50 cents each» hides equal groups: 3 × 50; «at a unit cost of» means the same in an exam. «at least 3» means 3 or more; «at most 3» means 3 or fewer. Use «at» for a point (at the door, at 3 o'clock), «in» for inside or longer times (in the box, in July). «at the commencement» means at the start.

## In Jewish tradition

«look at the word», «at the start» (the starting amount), «at the end» (the final amount), «at the shop»; in everyday life «at home», «at night», «at last», «at once», «at least», «at all», «good at maths»; prices «at 2 dollars each» point to multiplying; online «@» in an address or before a name; in rough talk «stop having a go at me»; in the exam voice «at a unit cost of», «at the commencement of the period»

### Examples

- And I besought the LORD at that time, saying: (Torah DEU.3.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/at/#x1)
- From Kibroth-hattaavah the people journeyed unto Hazeroth; and they abode at Hazeroth. (Torah NUM.11.35, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/at/#x2)
- At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. (Torah DEU.15.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/at/#x3)
- And they went out at noon. (Prophets 1KI.20.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/at/#x4)
- Why did I not perish at birth? (Writings JOB.3.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/at/#x5)
- Is a nation brought forth at once? (Prophets ISA.66.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/at/#x6)

### Note

No operation clue; «at the start» marks the starting amount. Trap: «at the end» asks for the amount after all the changes. «3 pens at 50 cents each» hides equal groups: 3 × 50; «at a unit cost of» means the same in an exam. «at least 3» means 3 or more; «at most 3» means 3 or fewer. Use «at» for a point (at the door, at 3 o'clock), «in» for inside or longer times (in the box, in July). «at the commencement» means at the start.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «at» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«at» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/at.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «at» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/at/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«at» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/at.html) on Mova free.