preposition
pronunciation
How to pronounce preposition in British English:
UK [ˌprepəˈzɪʃn]
How to pronounce preposition in American English:
US [ˌprepəˈzɪʃn]
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- 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
- (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)
Word Origin
- preposition (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin praepositionem (nominative praepositio) "a putting before, a prefixing," noun of action from past participle stem of praeponere "put before," from prae "before" (see pre-) + ponere "put, set, place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)). In grammatical use, a loan-translation of Greek prothesis, literally "a setting before."
Example
- 1. Decide which preposition you need to finish this sentence .
- 2. That is , see verb or noun and the respective preposition as a single unit .
- 3. The sentence-ending preposition rule is an invented bit of silliness rightly ignored by many excellent publications .
- 4. Aim and fire at the area of his body that has the the correct preposition that completes the sentence below .
- 5. In those cases , you translate the verb or noun and don 't give a thought to the preposition in the source language : just use the preposition required in the target language .