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Definition of preposition
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Preposition
(n.) 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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Prepositional
::
Prepositional
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to a
preposition;
of the
nature
of a
preposition.
Synchondroses
::
Syncategorematic
(a.) Not
capable
of being used as a term by
itself;
-- said of
words,
as an
adverb
or
preposition..
Extra-
::
Extra-
() A Latin
preposition,
denoting
beyond,
outside
of; -- often used in
composition
as a
prefix
signifying
outside
of,
beyond,
besides,
or in
addition
to what is
denoted
by the word to which it is
prefixed..
Accusative
::
Accusative
(a.)
Applied
to the case (as the
fourth
case of Latin and Greek
nouns)
which
expresses
the
immediate
object
on which the
action
or
influence
of a
transitive
verb
terminates,
or the
immediate
object
of
motion
or
tendency
to,
expressed
by a
preposition.
It
corresponds
to the
objective
case in
English..
Objective
::
Objective
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
designating,
the case which
follows
a
transitive
verb or a
preposition,
being that case in which the
direct
object
of the verb is
placed.
See
Accusative,
n..
In
::
In
(adv.)
Not out;
within;
inside.
In, the
preposition,
becomes
an
adverb
by
omission
of its
object,
leaving
it as the
representative
of an
adverbial
phrase,
the
context
indicating
what the
omitted
object
is; as, he takes in the
situation
(i. e., he
comprehends
it in his
mind);
the
Republicans
were in (i. e., in
office);
in at one ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the
head);
his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the
house)..
Preposition
::
Preposition
(n.) 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..
Pro
::
Pro (a.) A Latin
preposition
signifying
for,
before,
forth..
Cata
::
Cata () The Latin and
English
form of a Greek
preposition,
used as a
prefix
to
signify
down,
downward,
under,
against,
contrary
or
opposed
to,
wholly,
completely;
as in
cataclysm,
catarrh.
It
sometimes
drops the final
vowel,
as in
catoptric;
and is
sometimes
changed
to cath, as in
cathartic,
catholic..
Com-
::
Com- () A
prefix
from the Latin
preposition
cum,
signifying
with,
together,
in
conjunction,
very, etc. It is used in the form com-
before
b, m, p, and
sometimes
f, and by
assimilation
becomes
col-
before
l, cor-
before
r, and con-
before
any
consonant
except
b, h, l, m, p, r, and w.
Before
a vowel com-
becomes
co-; also
before
h, w, and
sometimes
before
other
consonants..
Draw
::
Draw (v. i.) To move; to come or go;
literally,
to draw one's self; -- with
prepositions
and
adverbs;
as, to draw away, to move off, esp. in
racing,
to get in
front;
to
obtain
the lead or
increase
it; to draw back, to
retreat;
to draw
level,
to move up even (with
another);
to come up to or
overtake
another;
to draw off, to
retire
or
retreat;
to draw on, to
advance;
to draw up, to form in
array;
to draw near, nigh, or
towards,
to
approach;
to draw
together,
to come
together,
to
collect..
To
::
To
(prep.)
The
preposition
to
primarily
indicates
approach
and
arrival,
motion
made in the
direction
of a place or thing and
attaining
it,
access;
and also,
motion
or
tendency
without
arrival;
movement
toward;
--
opposed
to
from..
Than
::
Than
(conj.)
A
particle
expressing
comparison,
used after
certain
adjectives
and
adverbs
which
express
comparison
or
diversity,
as more,
better,
other,
otherwise,
and the like. It is
usually
followed
by the
object
compared
in the
nominative
case.
Sometimes,
however,
the
object
compared
is
placed
in the
objective
case, and than is then
considered
by some
grammarians
as a
preposition.
Sometimes
the
object
is
expressed
in a
sentence,
usually
introduced
by that; as, I would
rather
suffer
than that y
To
::
To
(prep.)
As sign of the
infinitive,
to had
originally
the use of last
defined,
governing
the
infinitive
as a
verbal
noun, and
connecting
it as
indirect
object
with a
preceding
verb or
adjective;
thus, ready to go, i.e., ready unto
going;
good to eat, i.e., good for
eating;
I do my
utmost
to lead my life
pleasantly.
But it has come to be the
almost
constant
prefix
to the
infinitive,
even in
situations
where it has no
prepositional
meaning,
as where the
infinitive
is
direct
object
or
subject;
th
Intensive
::
Intensive
(a.)
Serving
to give force or
emphasis;
as, an
intensive
verb or
preposition..
Ante-
::
Ante- () A Latin
preposition
and
prefix;
akin to Gr.
'anti`,
Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in
comp.),
AS. and-, ond-, (only in
comp.:
cf.
Answer,
Along),
G. ant-, ent- (in
comp.).
The Latin ante is
generally
used in the sense of
before,
in
regard
to
position,
order,
or time, and the Gr.
'anti`
in that of
opposite,
or in the place of..
Contra
::
Contra
() A Latin
adverb
and
preposition,
signifying
against,
contrary,
in
opposition,
etc.,
entering
as a
prefix
into the
composition
of many
English
words.
Cf.
Counter,
adv. &
pref..
Revenge
::
Revenge
(v. t.) To
inflict
harm in
return
for, as an
injury,
insult,
etc.; to exact
satisfaction
for, under a sense of
injury;
to
avenge;
--
followed
either
by the wrong
received,
or by the
person
or thing
wronged,
as the
object,
or by the
reciprocal
pronoun
as
direct
object,
and a
preposition
before
the wrong done or the
wrongdoer..
Ex-
::
Ex- () A
prefix
from the latin
preposition,
ex, akin to Gr. 'ex or 'ek
signifying
out of, out,
proceeding
from.
Hence,
in
composition,
it
signifies
out of, as, in
exhale,
exclude;
off, from, or out. as in
exscind;
beyond,
as, in
excess,
exceed,
excel;
and
sometimes
has a
privative
sense of
without,
as in
exalbuminuos,
exsanguinous.
In some
words,
it
intensifies
the
meaning;
in
others,
it has
little
affect
on the
signification.
It
becomes
ef-
before
f, as in
effuse.
The form e-
occurs
instead
of
Look
::
Look (v. i.) To
direct
the eyes for the
purpose
of
seeing
something;
to
direct
the eyes
toward
an
object;
to
observe
with the eyes while
keeping
them
directed;
-- with
various
prepositions,
often in a
special
or
figurative
sense.
See
Phrases
below..
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