preposition
English Vietnamese dictionary
preposition /,prepə'ziʃn/
- danh từ
- (ngôn ngữ học) giới t
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
(grammar) a word or group of words, such as in, from, to, out of and on behalf of, used before a noun or pronoun to show place, position, time or method
+ preposition
al adjective: a prepositional phrase (= a preposition and the noun following it, for example at night or after breakfast)
Concise English dictionary
prepositions‚prepə'zɪʃn
noun
+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
+(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)
