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preposition

/ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/
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Definition

A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in a sentence. It often indicates direction, time, or location. For example, in the sentence "The book is on the table," "on" is a preposition that shows the book's position relative to the table.

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"preposition" as noun

1 - (grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words 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 the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.

2 - A proposition; an exposition; a discourse.

"preposition" as verb

1 - To place in a location before some other event occurs.

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Synonyms
1 - prefix
2 - suffix
3 - modifier
4 - descriptor
5 - qualifier
6 - qualifier
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Antonyms
1 - postposition
2 - conjunction
3 - conjunction
4 - disjunction
5 - disjunction
6 - conjunction
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Examples in Context

1 - A preposition describes the relationship between a noun and a pronoun.

1 - Una preposición describe la relación... entre un nombre y un pronombre.

2 - Sometimes we can combine the preposition and the article into one word.

2 - A veces podemos contraer la preposición y el artículo en una palabra.

3 - Verbs should be added without the preposition "to" in front.

3 - Los verbos deberán ser agregados sin la preposición "to" en frente.

4 - Prepositional phrases consist of a preposition followed by an object.

4 - Las frases prepositivas se forman con una preposición seguida de un objeto.

5 - When we use this adjective we must use the preposition em after it.

5 - Cuando usamos este adjetivo, tenemos que poner la preposición em después.

6 - Your question is argumentative, harassing, and ends with a preposition .

6 - Su pregunta es argumentativa, acosadora y termina con una preposición .

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