Noun: preposition ,pre-pu'zi-shun
- A function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
"'In', 'on', and 'under' are common prepositions"
- (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
"In English, prepositions typically come before their objects"
Derived forms: prepositions
Type of: closed-class word, function word, functor, place, position
Encyclopedia: Preposition