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Dictionary: at1   (ăt; ət ) pronunciation

prep.
    1. In or near the area occupied by; in or near the location of: at the market; at our destination.
    2. In or near the position of: always at my side; at the center of the page.
  1. To or toward the direction or location of, especially for a specific purpose: Questions came at us from all sides.
  2. Present during; attending: at the dance.
  3. Within the interval or span of: at the dinner hour; at a glance.
  4. In the state or condition of: at peace with one's conscience.
  5. In the activity or field of: skilled at playing chess; good at math.
  6. To or using the rate, extent, or amount of; to the point of: at 30 cents a pound; at high speed; at 20 paces; at 350°F.
  7. On, near, or by the time or age of: at three o'clock; at 72 years of age.
  8. On account of; because of: rejoice at a victory.
  9. By way of; through: exited at the rear gate.
  10. In accord with; following: at my request.
  11. Dependent upon: at the mercy of the court.
  12. Occupied with: at work.
idiom:

at it Informal.

  1. Engaged in verbal or physical conflict; arguing or fighting: The neighbors are at it again.

[Middle English, from Old English æt.]


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1. Abbr. for asphalt tile.
2. On drawings, abbr. for “airtight.”


Translations: At
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
prep. - på, ved, hos

idioms:

  • at all    overhovedet, i det hele taget
  • at hand    ved hånden
  • at home    hjemme
  • at once    på en gang, med det samme
  • be up and at it    være i fuld vigør
  • get at    få fat i, nå frem til
  • go at    forsøge, prøve

2.
n. - klokken

Nederlands (Dutch)
in, te, bij, aan, naar, om (tijd), op (leeftijd), op het gebied van, aan het, al doende, verkerende in, met (b.v. één teug), tegen(aan/-op), voor (prijs)

Français (French)
1.
prep. - à, chez, devant, par, vers, dans la direction de, sur, en train de, occupé à, en, (à cause) de, à propos de, dans, après

idioms:

  • at all    pas du tout
  • at hand    à portée de la main, imminent, proche, disponible
  • at home    à la maison, chez soi
  • at once    tout de suite
  • at. no.    (abrév) numéro atomique
  • be at    être à l'endroit où il faut être (fam)
  • get at    atteindre (un objet), arriver jusqu'à (qn), (fig) découvrir, régler le compte de qn, intimider
  • go at    attaquer, tomber sur qn, s'atteler à, s'attaquer à
  • up and at it    (fig) sur pied et à l'ouvrage

2.
n. - unité monétaire thaïlandaise (npl)

Deutsch (German)
1.
prep. - zu, in, bei, an, um

idioms:

  • at all    überhaupt
  • at hand    bei sich, in der Nähe, nahe, bevorstehend
  • at home    zu Hause
  • at once    sofort
  • at. no.    Atomnummer, die
  • be at    irgendwo sein
  • get at    sich machen an, herauswollen auf, erreichen, kritisieren
  • go at    herfallen über, sich dranmachen
  • up and at it    sich amüsieren

2.
n. - (coll) Angehörige

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - σε, εις, κατά, περί, προς, για, εναντίον

idioms:

  • at all    καθόλου, διόλου, εντελώς, ολωσδιόλου
  • at hand    εγγύς, κοντά, προκείμενος, κοντινός, διαθέσιμος
  • at home    στο σπίτι
  • at once    αμέσως, αυτοστιγμεί
  • be up and at it    στο πόδι
  • get at    φτάνω, υπονοώ, επηρεάζω
  • go at    επιτίθεμαι, ρίχνομαι σε

Italiano (Italian)
a, in, per, su, alle

idioms:

  • at all    per niente
  • at hand    vicino
  • at home    a casa, in patria
  • at once    subito, improvvisamente, di colpo
  • at times    a volte
  • be up and at it    essere indaffarato
  • where it's at    a che punto sta

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - em, no(s), na(s), perto de, sobre, junto a, na direção de, para, a, até, no lugar, na condição, em tempo determinado, através, por meio, por cada

idioms:

  • at all    de todo jeito, de qualquer modo
  • at hand    à mão, acessível
  • at home    no lar, em sua pátria
  • at once    imediatamente, sem demora
  • at times    às vezes
  • be up and at it    estar por cima, dominar
  • get at    insinuar, alcançar, descobrir, averiguar
  • go at    tentar, fazer uma tentativa
  • where it's at    onde ele está

Русский (Russian)
около, рядом, в, у

idioms:

  • at all    совсем
  • at hand    под рукой
  • at home    дома
  • at once    сразу, немедленно
  • at times    иногда
  • be up and at it    взяться за дело, выздороветь и начать активную жизнь
  • get at    достигать, намекать, придираться, узнавать
  • go at    набрасываться на кого-л., вступать в конфликт, энергично браться за дело
  • where it's at    вот где находится

Español (Spanish)
1.
prep. - en, cerca, delante, a

idioms:

  • at all    en modo alguno, en absoluto, por completo
  • at hand    a mano, muy cerca, listo
  • at home    en casa
  • at once    inmediatamente, al instante
  • at. no.    número atómico
  • be at    ser o estar en
  • get at    alcanzar, contactarse con, llegar a, conseguir, reñir, meterse con, insinuar, pretender, averiguar, descubrir, atacar, estropear, comprar, sobornar
  • go at    atacar, acometer
  • up and at it    estar en danza

2.
n. - de, con, al

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - på, vid, över

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 在...地点, 向, 对着, 朝, 在...时刻, 在...方面

idioms:

  • at all    丝毫, 究竟, 根本
  • at hand    在手边, 即将到来, 在附近
  • at home    在家, 在本地, 在国内, 熟悉
  • at once    马上, 立刻
  • be up and at it    开始着手做...
  • get at    到达, 了解, 够到
  • go at    扑向, 努力从事于

2. 奥地利

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
prep. - 在...地點, 向, 對著, 朝, 在...時刻, 在...方面

idioms:

  • at all    絲毫, 究竟, 根本
  • at hand    在手邊, 即將到來, 在附近
  • at home    在家, 在本地, 在國內, 熟悉
  • at once    馬上, 立刻
  • be up and at it    開始著手做...
  • get at    到達, 瞭解, 夠到
  • go at    撲向, 努力從事於

2.
n. - 奧地利

한국어 (Korean)
1.
prep. - ~에서, ~때에, ~에 종사하여, ~을 향하여

idioms:

  • at all    전혀, 도대체, 적어도
  • at hand    바로 가까이에, 곧
  • at home    집에서
  • at once    곧 , 동시에
  • be up and at it    열중하다
  • get at    도달하다, ~을 손에 넣다, 시작하다, 발견하다, 의미하다, ~에게 빈정대다, ~을 매수하다
  • go at    ~을 공격하다, ~에 착수하다

2.
n. - astatine(아스타틴)

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - …において, …から, …して, …と, 見て, …より
n. - アット

idioms:

  • at all    少しも, 少しでも, いやしくも

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) عند, في‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮ב-, על, כלפי, מ-, ליד, אצל, בשעה, לקראת, במחיר, תמורת, בכיוון‬
n. - ‮יחידת כסף בלאוס‬


 
 

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