- (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.
- 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.
- (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!
- to be sexually aggressive toward (a person): She's pregnant again because he's at her morning, noon, and night.
- the place where the most interesting or exciting things happen: Emma says that Rome is definitely where it's at now.
- a money of account of Laos, one 100th of a kip.
- astatine.
- achievement test.
- antitank.
- attotesla.
- variant of ad- before t: attend.
- atmosphere.
- atomic.
- attorney.
- Atlantic time.
- used to indicate location or position
- towards; in the direction of
- used to indicate position in time
- engaged in; in a state of (being)
- (in expressions concerned with habitual activity) during the passing of (esp in the phrase at night)
- for; in exchange for
- used to indicate the object of an emotion
- the real place of action
- a Laotian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a kip
- Austria
- astatine
- ampere-turn
- attainment target
- atmosphere (unit of pressure)
- atomic
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