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1. A word that indicates or shows the relationship between its object (the noun or pronoun following it) and other words in a sentence: The most common prepositions show direction, as "through the door", time, as"during his sleep", and possession, like "with Susan's mother".
In the sentence, "Please put the glass on the table", the word "on" is a preposition that indicates the relationship of the "glass" with the "table".
In "It will be time to catch the train in one hour", "in" is the preposition.
2. A word that, when combined with pronouns, nouns, or noun phrases, indicates a position in time or spaces, motions, agencies, relationships, or purposes: Prepositions govern their objects by deciding which words or phrases their objects may be associated with. "The houses by the road were all sold yesterday." "Road" is the object of the preposition and "by" determines that "road" will be associated with "houses". 3. Etymology: from Latin praepositionem, praepositio, "a putting before", from praepositus, past participle of praeponere, "to put before"; from prae, "before" + ponere "to put, to place, to set".
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pon-, posit-, pos-, -poning, -poned, -ponency, -ponent, -ponement, -pound
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pre-, prae-
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A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and another word (or words) in a sentence.
A word that shows the relationship between its object; the noun or pronoun following the preposition, and other words in a sentence.
The following examples that are in bold type are prepositions:
- The book on the table is a dictionary.
- The book next to the table is a dictionary.
- The book near the table is a dictionary.
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prepositions
Go to this prepositions page for information and examples about the usages and applications of these related elements.
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common prepositions (pl)
The following list of common prepositions has only a few of the many prepositions that are available in English. When any of the prepositions have two or more words they are called compound prepositions.
- about
- above
- according to
- across
- after
- against
- along with
- among
- apart from
- around
- aside from
- at
- because of
- before
- behind
- below
- beneath
- beside
- besides
- between
- beyond
- by
- despite
- down
- during
- except
- for
- from
- in
- in addition to
- in back of
- in place of
- inside
- in spite of
- instead of
- into
- in view of
- like
- near
- next to
- of
- off
- on
- on account of
- opposite
- out
- outside
- over
- prior to
- through
- throughout
- to
- toward
- under
- underneath
- until
- up
- upon
- with
- within
- without
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Funk & Wagnalls Standard Handbook of Synonyms, Antonyms, and Prepositions
By James C. Fernald, L.H.D.; Funk & Wagnalls; New York; 1947.
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