Betekenis van at In het Nederlands

• 0 used to show an exact position or particular place:

  • We'll meet you at the entrance.

  • That bit at the beginning of the film was brilliant.

  • She's sitting at the table in the corner.

  • She was standing at the top of the stairs.

  • The dog came and lay down at (= next to) my feet.

  • There's someone at the door (= someone is outside and wants to come in).

  • We spent the afternoon at a football match.

  • I enjoyed my three years at university.

  • I called her but she was at lunch (= away, eating her lunch).

• 1 used to show an exact or a particular time:

  • There's a meeting at 2.30 this afternoon.

  • Are you free at lunchtime?

  • In theory, women can still have children at the age of 50.

  • The bells ring at regular intervals through the day.

  • At no time/point did the company do anything illegal.

  • I'm busy at the moment (= now) - can you call back later?

  • It's a shame I wasn't here to meet you - I was overseas at the time (= then).

• 2 in the direction of:

  • She smiled at me.

  • They waved at us as we drove by.

  • She aimed at the target.

  • "Look at me! Look at me!" called the little girl.

  • He's always shouting at the children.

• 3 used to show the cause of something, especially a feeling:

  • We were surprised at the news.

  • I was quite excited at the prospect.

  • Why does no one ever laugh at my jokes?

• 4 used to show the activity in which someone's ability is being judged:

  • I was never very good at sports.

  • He's very good at getting on with people.

  • She's hopeless at organizing things.

• 5 the @ symbol that joins the name of a person or a department in an organization to a domain name to make an email address:

  • "What's your email address?" "It's dictionary at cambridge dot org."

• 6 used to show a price, temperature, rate, speed, etc.:

  • I'm not going to buy those shoes at $150!

  • Inflation is running at 5 percent.

  • He was driving at 120 mph when the police spotted him.

  • 50 units @ £4.75

• 7 used to show a state, condition, or continuous activity:

  • a country at war

  • children at play

• 8 used to show a particular place or a particular time:

  • I’ll meet you at the theater at 7:45 tonight.

  • Call me at work.

  • There’s someone at the door (= outside the door).

  • I wasn’t here to meet you because I was in Detroit at the time (= then).

• 9 in the direction of:

  • They waved at us as we drove by.

  • She aimed at the target, but missed.

• 10 used to show the cause of something, esp. a feeling:

  • I was so happy at the news.

• 11 used to show a state, condition, or continuous activity:

  • The country was at peace/war.

  • I love watching the children at play.

  • She was hard at work (= working hard).

• 12 used to show a price, temperature, rate, speed, etc.:

  • They’re selling these coats at 30% off this week.

• 13 used to show the activity in which someone’s ability is being judged:

  • I’m really not very good at math.

  • Sheila is really terrible at getting to places on time.

• 14 used before a superlative:

  • I’m afraid we can only pay you $12 an hour at (the) most.

  • At best you’ll get to speak to some assistant – you’ll never reach anyone important.