PREPOSITION


Meaning of PREPOSITION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌprepəˈzɪʃən ]

n. Gram. a word governing (and usu. preceding) a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element, as in: 'the man on the platform', 'came after dinner', 'what did you do it for?'. øøprepositional adj. prepositionally adv. [ME f. L praepositio f. praeponere praeposit- (as PRAE-, ponere place)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.