PREPOSITION


Meaning of PREPOSITION in English

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?'.

Derivatives:

prepositional adj. prepositionally adv.

Etymology: ME f. L praepositio f. praeponere praeposit- (as PRAE-, ponere place)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.