Jump to content

preposition

From Wiktionary

Pronunciation

[change]
  • enPR: prĕp-ə-zĭsh'ən
  • IPA (key): /ˌprɛpəˈzɪʃən/
  • (file)

Noun

[change]

Singular
preposition

Plural
prepositions

  1. A preposition is a member of a group of words, or part of speech, that usually show where something happens. Typically a preposition is followed by a noun.
    In the sentence, "I come from Canada," from is a preposition.
[change]

Word parts

[change]

pre- + position

Pronunciation

[change]
  • IPA (key): /ˈpriːpəˌzɪʃən/
  • (file)

Verb

[change]

Plain form
preposition

Third-person singular
prepositions

Past tense
prepositioned

Past participle
prepositioned

Present participle
prepositioning

  1. If you preposition something, you place it in a location before some event occurs.


Grammar (edit)
parts of speech noun - verb - adjective - adnoun - adverb - determinative/determiner - article - participle - pronoun - conjunction - preposition - interjection
grammatical functions head - dependent - subject - predicate - predicator - object - complement - predicative complement - predicative adjunct - predicative oblique - appositive oblique - modifier - supplement- adjunct - determiner/specifier
clauses main clause - dependent clause - subordinate clause - relative clause