Definition of Preposition
Preposition
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.
A proposition; an exposition; a discourse.
Related Definitions:
Adjectival,
Adverbial,
Always,
An,
As,
Because,
Before,
Bridge,
By,
Called,
Case,
Comes,
Connect,
Discourse,
Employed,
English,
Escaped,
Exposition,
Food,
For,
From,
Good,
He,
In,
Iron,
Is,
It,
Limiting,
Make,
Noun,
Objective,
Of,
Or,
Other,
Particle,
Phrase,
Phrased,
Placed,
Pronoun,
Proposition,
Running,
Sense,
So,
Some,
The,
To,
Town,
Used,
Which,
With,
Word
Preposition Translations
preposition in Dutch is voorzetsel
preposition in Swedish is preposition
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