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at
1[ at; unstressed uht, it ]
preposition
- (used to indicate a point or place occupied in space); in, on, or near:
to stand at the door;
at the bottom of the barrel.
- (used to indicate a location or position, as in time, on a scale, or in order):
at zero;
at noon;
at age 65;
at the end;
at the lowest point.
- (used to indicate presence or location):
at home;
at hand.
- (used to indicate amount, degree, or rate):
at great speed;
at high altitudes.
- (used to indicate a direction, goal, or objective); toward:
Aim at the mark.
Look at that.
- (used to indicate occupation or involvement):
at work;
at play.
- (used to indicate a state or condition):
at ease;
at peace.
- (used to indicate a cause or source):
She was annoyed at his stupidity.
- (used to indicate a method or manner):
He spoke at length.
- (used to indicate relative quality or value):
at one's best;
at cost.
noun
- @, a symbol that is used in email addresses to link a username to a domain name, used at the beginning of Twitter handles, and in other identifying designations on the internet.
verb (used with object)
- (on social media)
- to tag an account that begins with the symbol @, resulting in a link to that account’s profile and a notification to the user that their account has been explicitly mentioned in someone else’s post:
One big celebrity at-ed the restaurant, and suddenly reservations were booked for the next six weeks.
- to include or involve someone, or to call a person out, especially when that person does not want to be involved or singled out:
My opinions are my own, so please don’t at my employer about the stuff I write on this site.
- to argue with someone, or dispute someone’s stated views, especially on social media:
The sequel was better than the original—don’t at me!
At
2abbreviation for
at
3[ aht, at ]
noun
- a money of account of Laos, one 100th of a kip.
At
4- astatine.
AT
5abbreviation for
- achievement test.
aT
6abbreviation for
- attotesla.
at-
7- variant of ad- before t: attend.
at.
8abbreviation for
- atmosphere.
- atomic.
- attorney.
A.T.
9abbreviation for
- Atlantic time.
At
1the chemical symbol for
- astatine
symbol for
- AlsoA ampere-turn
AT
2abbreviation for
- attainment target
at.
3abbreviation for
- Alsoatm atmosphere (unit of pressure)
- atomic
at
4/ æ /
preposition
- used to indicate location or position
are they at the table?
staying at a small hotel
- towards; in the direction of
looking at television
throwing stones at windows
- used to indicate position in time
come at three o'clock
- engaged in; in a state of (being)
stand at ease
children at play
he is at his most charming today
- (in expressions concerned with habitual activity) during the passing of (esp in the phrase at night )
he used to work at night
- for; in exchange for
it's selling at four pounds
- used to indicate the object of an emotion
angry at the driver
shocked at his behaviour
- where it's at slang.the real place of action
at
5/ ɑːt; æ /
noun
- a Laotian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a kip
at
6the internet domain name for
- Austria
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of at1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of at1
Origin of at2
Idioms and Phrases
- be at (someone), to be sexually aggressive toward (a person):
She's pregnant again because he's at her morning, noon, and night.
- where it's at, Informal. the place where the most interesting or exciting things happen:
Emma says that Rome is definitely where it's at now.
Example Sentences
“Tariffs are highly likely to generate at least a temporary rise in inflation.”
The president is in Florida golfing at his resort for the weekend.
Muncy’s home was broken into by two people while he and his family were at Dodger Stadium.
Snell, his wife and infant son were not home at the time of their break-in, and it is unclear from a police report what, if anything, was stolen.
Sherman shared alarming video from his residential security cameras of his home being burglarized at gunpoint by three men shortly after midnight March 30 — which happened to be the three-time All-Pro’s 37th birthday.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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