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Definitions for preposition
ˌprɛp əˈzɪʃ ənprepo·si·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
preposition(noun)
a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
preposition(noun)
(linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
Webster Dictionary
Preposition(noun)
a word employed to connect a noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word; a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word; -- so called because usually placed before the word with which it is phrased; as, a bridge of iron; he comes from town; it is good for food; he escaped by running
Etymology: [L. praepositio, fr. praeponere to place before; prae before + ponere to put, place: cf. F. prposition. See Position, and cf. Provost.]
Preposition(noun)
a proposition; an exposition; a discourse
Etymology: [L. praepositio, fr. praeponere to place before; prae before + ponere to put, place: cf. F. prposition. See Position, and cf. Provost.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Preposition
prep-ō-zish′un, n. a word placed before a noun or pronoun to show its relation to some other word of the sentence.—adj. Preposi′tional.—adv. Preposi′tionally.—adj. Preposi′tive, put before: prefixed.—n. a word or particle put before another word—opp. to Post-positive.—n. Prepos′itor, a school-monitor. [Fr.,—L. præpositio—præ, before, ponĕre, positum, to place.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of preposition in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of preposition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of preposition in a Sentence
Aretha Franklin worked above you, aretha Franklin worked beyond you. Get your preposition right.
A man's attraction towards a woman is propelled by his innate feelings, while a woman is more sort of involved in a mental game, an impossible preposition of sorts, its like playing soccer in a cricket ground!”
From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.
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Translations for preposition
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- voorsetselAfrikaans
- حرف جر, جار, حرف الجرArabic
- sözönüAzerbaijani
- прыназоўнікBelarusian
- предлогBulgarian
- araogennBreton
- preposicióCatalan, Valencian
- предложениChechen
- předložkaCzech
- forholdsord, præpositionDanish
- Verhältniswort, PräpositionGerman
- πρόθεσηGreek
- prepozicioEsperanto
- preposiciónSpanish
- eessõnaEstonian
- حرف اضافهPersian
- prepositioFinnish
- prépositionFrench
- ferhâldingswurdWestern Frisian
- réamhfhocalIrish
- roimhearScottish Gaelic
- preposiciónGalician
- מילת יחסHebrew
- पूर्वसर्गHindi
- elöljárószóHungarian
- նախդիր, կապArmenian
- prepositionInterlingua
- forsetningIcelandic
- preposizioneItalian
- 前置詞Japanese
- წინდებულიGeorgian
- предлог, демеулікKazakh
- ធ្នាក់Khmer
- 前置詞, 전치사Korean
- daçekKurdish
- предлогKyrgyz
- praepositioLatin
- prielinksnisLithuanian
- prepozīcija, prievārdsLatvian
- предлогMacedonian
- kata depanMalay
- voorzetsel, kastwoordDutch
- preposisjonNorwegian
- przyimekPolish
- preposiçãoPortuguese
- prepozițieRomanian
- предлогRussian
- препозиција, predlog, prijedlog, приједлог, prepozicija, предлогSerbo-Croatian
- predložkaSlovak
- prêdlogSlovene
- prepositionSwedish
- คำบุพบทThai
- prepozisiýaTurkmen
- edat, ilgeçTurkish
- прийменникUkrainian
- حرف ربطUrdu
- 介詞, giới từVietnamese
- präpodVolapük
- divanceteWalloon
- 介詞Chinese
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