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Definitions
- 1 Initialism of antitank. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 1 The at sign (@).
- 2 Alternative form of att (Laos currency unit) alt-of, alternative
- 3 Initialism of assistive technology. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 4 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos wordnet
- 5 Initialism of auxiliary tugboat. Navy, US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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- 6 a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium wordnet
- 7 Initialism of anaerobic threshold. US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 8 Initialism of alternate timeline. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 9 Initialism of aerotriangulation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 10 Initialism of appropriate technology. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 11 Abbreviation of air tanker. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 12 Initialism of activity theory. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 13 Ukrainian initialism of акціонерне товариство (akcionerne tovarystvo, “JSC”) countable, uncountable
- 1 In, near, or in the general vicinity of (a particular place).
"Caesar was at Rome."
- 2 In, near, or in the general vicinity of (a particular place).; Attending (an educational institution).
"She's at Oxford University, studying chemistry."
- 3 In, near, or in the general vicinity of (a particular place).; Working for (a company) or in (a place or situation).
"He used to be at Lehman Brothers. Now he's at Merrill Lynch."
- 4 In, near, or in the general vicinity of (a particular place).; Indicating distance or direction relative to the speaker.
"Target at five miles. Prepare torpedoes."
- 5 Present or taking place during (an event).
"Was he at the meeting?"
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- 6 Indicating time of occurrence, especially an instant of time, or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker’s perspective.
"at six o’clock; at dawn; at closing time; at the age of twelve; at night; at the moment"
- 7 Indicating time of occurrence, especially an instant of time, or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker’s perspective.; (also as at; before dates) On (a particular date). Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, especially
"balance as at 20th March 1999"
- 8 In the direction of; towards; (often implied to be in a hostile or careless manner).
"Don’t just talk at someone; really listen to what they have to say."
- 9 Indicating action bearing upon something, especially continued or repeated action.
"Don't pick at your food!"
- 10 In response or reaction to.
"At my request, they agreed to move us to another hotel."
- 11 Occupied in (activity).
"men at work; children at play"
- 12 In a state of.
"The two countries are at war."
- 13 Subject to.
"We hope that the event will go ahead, but we are at the whim of the weather."
- 14 Denotes a price.
"3 apples at 2¢ (each)"
- 15 Indicates a position on a scale or in a series.
"Sell at $90."
- 16 In certain phrases, used to indicate the manner in which something happens or is done.
"The car came towards me at speed."
- 17 Indicates a specific speed or rate that is maintained by something.
"We were cruising along at well over the speed limit of fifty miles per hour."
- 18 Indicates a means or method.
"'How was the painting sold?' — 'At auction.'"
- 19 On the subject of; regarding.
"The twins were both bad at chemistry."
- 20 Bothering, irritating, causing discomfort to Ireland
"I think ‘Jesus, my back is at me’. Then I get the ball. Off you go for 10 yards and you don’t feel a thing. Then you stop and think: ‘Jesus, it’s at me again’[.]"
- 21 Also used in various other idiomatic combinations: at a pinch, at all, at fault, at pains, at risk, at that, etc.; see the individual entries.
- 1 Alternative form of 'at (relative pronoun; reduced form of “that” and/or “what”). Northern-England, alt-of, alternative, obsolete, possibly, rare
"Tak us t’ foxes, t’ little foxes at spoils t’ veynes: fer our veynes hev tender grapes."
- 1 Rare form of @; to reply to or talk to someone, either online or face-to-face. (from the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name) form-of, informal, neologism, rare
"If you have questions or observations on my discussion questions, feel free to reply to this email, at me on Twitter, or comment on the companion post on AMV."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Germanic *at Old English æt Middle English at English at From Middle English at, from Old English æt (“at, near, by, toward”), from Proto-Germanic *at (“at, near, to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognate with Scots at (“at”), North Frisian äät, äit, et, it (“at”), Danish at (“to”), Swedish åt (“for, toward”), Norwegian åt (“to”), Faroese at (“at, to, toward”), Icelandic að (“to, towards”), Gothic 𐌰𐍄 (at, “at”), Latin ad (“to, near”).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Germanic *at Old English æt Middle English at English at From Middle English at, from Old English æt (“at, near, by, toward”), from Proto-Germanic *at (“at, near, to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognate with Scots at (“at”), North Frisian äät, äit, et, it (“at”), Danish at (“to”), Swedish åt (“for, toward”), Norwegian åt (“to”), Faroese at (“at, to, toward”), Icelandic að (“to, towards”), Gothic 𐌰𐍄 (at, “at”), Latin ad (“to, near”).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Germanic *at Old English æt Middle English at English at From Middle English at, from Old English æt (“at, near, by, toward”), from Proto-Germanic *at (“at, near, to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognate with Scots at (“at”), North Frisian äät, äit, et, it (“at”), Danish at (“to”), Swedish åt (“for, toward”), Norwegian åt (“to”), Faroese at (“at, to, toward”), Icelandic að (“to, towards”), Gothic 𐌰𐍄 (at, “at”), Latin ad (“to, near”).
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