PREPOSITION


Meaning of PREPOSITION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpre-pə-ˈzi-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English preposicioun, from Anglo-French preposicion, from Latin praeposition-, praepositio, from praeponere to put in front, from prae- pre- + ponere to put — more at position

Date: 14th century

: a function word that typically combines with a noun phrase to form a phrase which usually expresses a modification or predication

• prep·o·si·tion·al -ˈzish-nəl, -ˈzi-shə-n ə l adjective

• prep·o·si·tion·al·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.