What does при mean? My hints say ‘near, at, in the presence of’ etc. What are some other examples this can be used? What would happen if I didn’t include this word in the appropriate contexts?
You’d better give the whole phrase, otherwise without the context it’s difficult to answer.
It can be in English ‘by’ , ‘in case of’:
При мне не было денег.
При хорошей погоде мы пойдем гулять.
При этом он нам ничего не сказал.
При изучении иностранных языков очень важно научится работать с новым текстом.
= at your studying, while you are studying, during your studying - differebnt translations are possible in this case.