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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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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
Particle
::
Particle
(n.) A
subordinate
word that is never
inflected
(a
preposition,
conjunction,
interjection);
or a word that can not be used
except
in
compositions;
as, ward in
backward,
ly in
lovely..
Prepositional
::
Prepositional
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to a
preposition;
of the
nature
of a
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..
Preposition
::
Preposition
(n.) A
proposition;
an
exposition;
a
discourse.
Cis-
::
Cis- () A Latin
preposition,
sometimes
used as a
prefix
in
English
words,
and
signifying
on this
side..
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..
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..
Apo
::
Apo () A
prefix
from a Greek
preposition.
It
usually
signifies
from, away from, off, or
asunder,
separate;
as, in
apocope
(a
cutting
off),
apostate,
apostle
(one sent
away),
apocarpous..
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
Circum-
::
Circum-
() A Latin
preposition,
used as a
prefix
in many
English
words,
and
signifying
around
or
about..
Mason
::
Mason (v. t.) To build
stonework
or
brickwork
about,
under,
in, over, etc.; to
construct
by
masons;
-- with a
prepositional
suffix;
as, to mason up a well or
terrace;
to mason in a
kettle
or
boiler..
What
::
What
(pron.,
a., & adv.) Used
adverbially,
in part;
partly;
somewhat;
-- with a
following
preposition,
especially,
with, and
commonly
with
repetition..
Sugared
::
Sugar (v. i.) In
making
maple
sugar,
to
complete
the
process
of
boiling
down the sirup till it is thick
enough
to
crystallize;
to
approach
or reach the state of
granulation;
-- with the
preposition
off..
Postposition
::
Postposition
(n.) A word or
particle
placed
after,
or at the end of,
another
word; --
distinguished
from
preposition..
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..
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
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)..
A
::
A
(prep.)
In
process
of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with
verbal
substantives
in -ing which begin with a
consonant.
This is a
shortened
form of the
preposition
an
(which
was used
before
the vowel
sound);
as in a
hunting,
a
building,
a
begging..
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