30.2.3. gy. A1C1 (példák)

to preposition /tuː/ 3 -nak, -nek (részére)

I gave the money to my sister.

Give the gun to me.

Anna was speaking to her mother on the phone.

I lent my bike to my brother.

Who's the letter addressed to?

to preposition /tuː/ 5 -val, -vel, -nak, -nek (vkire/vmire vonatkozóan/hatóan)

What have you done to your hair?

Her evidence was very helpful to the police.

She was very kind to us.

towards preposition /təˈwɔːdz/ 2 (érzelem) vki/vmi iránt, kapcsolatban vkivel/vmivel

They've always been very friendly towards me.

He feels a lot of anger towards his father.

She always has a positive attitude towards life.

via preposition /vaɪə/ 2 keresztül, át (közvetítő eszközön) (személyen/berendezésen/rendszeren át küldve/fogadva)

Reports are coming in via satellite.

I only found out about it via my sister.

with preposition /wɪð/ 3 -val, -vel (vmilyen eszközzel)

She hit him over the head with a tennis racket.

Fix the two pieces together with glue.

with preposition /wɪð/ 5 -val, -vel (vmilyen módon)

He plays with great skill.

as conjunction /æz/ 3 ahogy, ahogyan, amint (ugyanúgy mint)

He got divorced, (just) as his parents had done years before.

This year, as in previous years, tickets sold very quickly.

As with his earlier movies, the special effects in his latest film are brilliant.

Phrases and idioms:

a matter of course magától értetődően (a normál folyamat részeként)

Babies were tested for the disease as a matter of course.

by accident/mistake, etc. véletlenül/tévedésből/stb.

I went to the wrong room by mistake.

by means of vmi segítségével

She tried to explain by means of sign language.