preposition

/ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/

noun 3verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

accusative, fixed, important, prepositional, relative, whole

VERB + PREPOSITION

object, objects, omit, omitted, sentence

PREPOSITION + NOUN

case, conjunction, je, material, phrase, po, pronoun, street

PREP.

down, in, in, on, with, without

ADV.

always, finally

Definitions

noun

Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following 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

322. The parts of speech which are neither declined nor conjugated, are called by the general name of particles. 323. They are adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.

And in (121) below, we see that when a wh-NP is used as the Object of a Preposition, the whole Prepositional Phrase can undergo WH MOVEMENT: (121) (a) [To whom] can I send this letter —? (121) (b) [About what] are they quarrelling —? (121) (c) [In which book] did you read about it —?

An adposition.

A proposition; an exposition; a discourse.

[…] he made a longe preposicion & oracion cōcernynge yͤ allegiaūce which he exortyd his lordes to owe

verb

Alternative spelling of pre-position.

It is important to preposition the material before turning on the machine.

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Example Bank

322. The parts of speech which are neither declined nor conjugated, are called by the general name of particles. 323. They are adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.

Wiktionary

I love this girl. “On which I can get my hands” — even in her darkest moment, she cannot bring herself to end a sentence with a preposition.

Wiktionary

It is important to preposition the material before turning on the machine.

Wiktionary

You can omit the preposition in this phrase.

Tatoeba · #59608

In English there are eight main parts of speech: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction and finally interjection.

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i Register

In some senses, preposition is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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