Adverbs of Place: English Vocabulary List

at a specific, immediate location

"Please sit here."

"Please sit here next to me because there is an empty seat and I would like some company."

to, in, or at any place

"I cannot find it anywhere."

"I cannot find my keys anywhere and I am going to be late for work if I do not leave soon."

at, in, or to another place

"The shop moved elsewhere."

"If you cannot find the book here, you may find it elsewhere in the library."

in, at, or to a higher position

"The bird flew above."

"The plane flew above the clouds so we could not see the ground during most of the flight."

in a position or location situated beneath or lower than something else

"The temperature dropped below zero."

"The temperature dropped below zero last night so the puddles have frozen and become slippery and dangerous."

across from one side to the other

"He jumped over the fence."

"He jumped over the fence to escape from the angry dog that was chasing him through the yard."

at the rear, far side, or back side of something

"The cat hid behind."

"He waited patiently behind the curtain, hoping to surprise her."

in position or direction that is further forward or in front of a person or thing

"Walk straight ahead."

"The finish line was just a few meters ahead of the runners."

in an open area surrounding a building

"The kids are outside."

"The children are playing outside in the garden while their mother prepares dinner in the kitchen."

in or into a room, building, etc.

"Please come inside."

"Please come inside it is cold out there and I have made some hot soup for you."

in or traveling to a different country

"She wants to study abroad."

"She wants to study abroad next year to improve her language skills and experience a different culture."

to the direction of south

"The birds fly southward."

"The birds fly southward in the winter to escape the cold and find warmer places to live."

to the direction of west

"They traveled westward."

"The settlers traveled westward across the plains in search of gold and a better life for their families."

to the direction of north

"The train headed northward."

"The train headed northward toward the mountains and the passengers enjoyed the beautiful scenery along the way."

to the direction of east

"The sun moves eastward."

"The sun moves eastward across the sky and sets in the west every evening without fail."

at a specific, immediate location

"Please sit here next to me."

"Please sit here next to me because there is an empty seat and I would like some company."

at a place that is not where the speaker is

"The store is there."

"The store is over there on the corner so you can walk there in about five minutes."

to or in all places

"I looked everywhere."

"I looked everywhere for my phone but I could not find it so I think I lost it."

in, at, or to some unspecified place

"Let us go somewhere nice."

"I think I left my keys somewhere in the house this morning."

to, in, or at any place

"I cannot find my keys anywhere."

"I cannot find my keys anywhere and I am going to be late for work if I do not leave soon."

in, at, or to a higher position

"The plane flew above the clouds."

"The plane flew above the clouds so we could not see the ground during most of the flight."

in a position or location situated beneath or lower than something else

"The temperature dropped below zero."

"The temperature dropped below zero last night so the puddles have frozen and become slippery and dangerous."

across from one side to the other

"He jumped over the fence."

"He jumped over the fence to escape from the angry dog that was chasing him through the yard."

in or to a position lower than and directly beneath something

"The book is under table."

"The hidden treasure was buried deep under the old oak tree."

at the rear, far side, or back side of something

"The cat is hiding behind the sofa."

"The cat is hiding behind the sofa because it is scared of the loud thunder outside."

in an open area surrounding a building

"The children are playing outside."

"The children are playing outside in the garden while their mother prepares dinner in the kitchen."

in or into a room, building, etc.

"Please come inside it is cold."

"Please come inside it is cold out there and I have made some hot soup for you."

to or at a great distance

"The station is far."

"The station is not far from here so you can easily walk there in less than ten minutes."

toward random or various directions

"Look around the room."

"She looked around the room for her glasses but they were on top of her head the whole time."

in or traveling to a different country

"She wants to study abroad next year."

"She wants to study abroad next year to improve her language skills and experience a different culture."

from one side to the other side of something

"We walked across the bridge."

"We walked across the bridge to the other side of the river where the old castle is located."