preposition

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English - Turkish
edat

Edatı bu cümleden çıkarabilirsin. - You can omit the preposition in this sentence.

Edatlar yabancı dil öğrencileri için genellikle sorunlara neden olurlar. - Prepositions generally cause problems for foreign language students.

ilgeç
prepositional
edatsal
prepositional
edatla ilgili
prepositional
edat kabilinden
deferred preposition
(Dilbilim) ertelemeli ilgeç
prepositional
{s} edatsı
prepositional
{s} edat niteliğinde
prepositionally
edat belirterek
English - English
To place in a location before some other event occurs

It is important to preposition the material before turning on the machine.

: A closed class of non-inflecting words typically employed to connect a noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word
A proposition; an exposition; a discourse

He made a long preposition and oration.

{n} a particle governing some case
a word which governs and typically precedes a noun or a pronoun
(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)
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
a small word such as at, over, by and with Prepositions are usually attached to a noun or noun phrase, showing the position or relationship of one thing to another, for example, he arrived on a bike/ by car/ over an hour ago Once a prepositional phrase is formed, it usually does the work of an adverb or adjective Prepositions can also be found in phrasal verbs, e g Get up! Come on! English also has one postposition: ago
A closed class of non-inflecting words typically employed to connect a noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word; a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word; - so called because it is usually placed before the word with which it is phrased; as, a bridge of iron; he comes from town; it is good for food; he escaped by running. Prepositions are a heterogeneous class of words, with fuzzy boundaries that tend to overlap with other categories (like verbs, nouns, and adjectives)
a word that combines with a noun, pronoun, or noun equivalent to form a phrase that typically has an adverbial, adjectival, or substantival relation to some other word In English, a preposition is generally considered a bad thing to end a sentence with
part of speech that shows relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word, as in: The word for is a preposition that originally meant on account of, instead of, or because of
{i} part of speech that serves to express the relationship between two words (Grammar)
a word denoting the situation of an idea or a thing in space or time
A word that often indicates time or place (at, on, in, etc ), often before a noun group: Paul hit the ball over the fence
A conditional variable reference may include a preposition (also known as a prefix) that is included in the sentence before the value of the variable but only if the variable is not empty In the following conditional variable reference, the preposition is "and ": "<and [PO]>" See default preposition
one of a group of words that precedes a noun or pronoun and indicates direction, position, placement, duration, or another kind of connection to the other words in the sentence; (e g , about, above, through, under, with)one of a group of words that precedes a noun or pronoun and indicates direction, position, placement, duration, or another kind of connection to the other words in the sentence; (e g , about, above, through, under, with)
A word employed to connect a noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word; a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word; so called because usually placed before the word with which it is phrased; as, a bridge of iron; he comes from town; it is good for food; he escaped by running
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A preposition is a word such as `by', `for', `into', or `with' which usually has a noun group as its object. There is nothing in the rules of grammar to suggest that ending a sentence with a preposition is wrong. a word that is used before a noun, pronoun, or gerund to show place, time, direction etc. In the phrase 'the trees in the park', 'in' is a preposition (praepositio, from praeponere )
prep
preposition of place
Preposition indicating localisation of object, eg. on the field or in the field
preposition aboard 1
on or onto a ship, plane, or train
preposition alias 1
used when giving someone's real name, especially an actor's or a criminal's name, together with another name they use
preposition because 2
because of sb/sth used to say who or what causes something to happen or is the reason for something
preposition failing 2
failing that/this used to say that if your first suggestion is not successful or possible, there is another possibility that you could try
preposition following 3
after an event or as a result of it   before
preposition given 3
taking something into account
preposition gone 3
later than a particular time or older than a particular age = past
preposition less 3
taking away or not including a particular amount
preposition midst 2
surrounded by people or things
preposition out 2
W1S1 from the inside to the outside of something - many teachers of British English consider it incorrect to use 'out' as a preposition
preposition pending 1
while waiting for something, or until something happens (pendant; PENDANT)
preposition pro 3
if you are pro an idea, suggestion etc, you support it
preposition re 1
used in business letters to introduce the subject (from res )
preposition save 3
'save for except
preposition times 1
multiplied by
preposition touching 2
concerning
preposition upside 2
upside the head/face etc on the side of someone's head etc
phrasal preposition
A preposition composed of several words rather than just one

In English, most phrasal prepositions consist of an adverbial followed by a one-word preposition.

prepositional
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
prepositionally
In a prepositional manner
prepositional
of or relating to or formed with a preposition; "prepositional phrase"
considering 1,conjunction preposition
used to say that you are thinking about a particular fact when you are giving your opinion
prepositional
{s} of a preposition, of the part of speech that serves to express the relationship between two words (Grammar)
prepositional
Of the prepositional case
prepositional
The prepositional case
prepositional
Of or pertaining to a preposition; of the nature of a preposition
prepositional
of or relating to or formed with a preposition; "prepositional phrase
prepositionally
as a preposition
prepositionally
as a preposition; through the use of a preposition
prepositions
third-person singular of preposition
prepositions
plural of preposition
till 1,conjunction preposition
until
preposition

    Hyphenation

    prep·o·si·tion

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From Latin praepositio, from praeponere (to place before); prae (before) + ponere (to put, place); compare French préposition. (See position, and compare provost.) So called because it is usually placed before the word with which it is phrased, as in a bridge of iron, he comes from town, it is good for food, he escaped by running.
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