Prepositions beginning with N

One-word prepositions

near

• The school is near the post office.
• It's 20 December. We are very near Christmas Day.

notwithstanding

• Notwithstanding the low price, I don't want it.
• They went swimming, notwithstanding the rain.
• They went swimming, the rain notwithstanding.

Complex prepositions

near to

• There is a restaurant near to my office. Just two minutes away.

next to

• The school is next to the bank. Between the hotel and the bank.