Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - preposition
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Preposition
preposition
noun Etymology: Middle English preposicioun, from Anglo-French preposicion, from Latin praeposition-, praepositio, from praeponere to put in front, from prae- pre- + ponere to put — more at position Date: 14th century a function word that typically combines with a noun phrase to form a phrase which usually expresses a modification or predication • ~al adjective • ~ally adverb
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n. Gram. a word governing (and usu. preceding) a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element, as in: 'the man on the platform', 'came after dinner', 'what did you do it for?'. Derivatives prepositional adj. prepositionally adv. Etymology: ME f. L praepositio f. praeponere praeposit- (as PRAE-, ponere place) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(prepositions) 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. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a word that is used before a noun, pronoun, or gerund to show that word's connection with another word, such as `of' in `a house made of wood', and `by' in `We open it by breaking the lock' - prepositional adj - prepositionally adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- late 14c., from L. prжpositionem "a putting before," from prжponere "put before," from prж- "before" + ponere "put, set, place." In grammatical sense, a loan-translation of Gk. prothesis. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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