English-Thai Dictionary

preposition

N คำบุพบท  conjunctive word copulative element function word kam-bu-pa-bod

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PREPOSITION

n.s as z. [L. proepositio, proepono, proepositus; proe and pono, to put. ] In grammar, a word usually put before another to express some relation or quality, action or motion to or from the thing specified; as medicines salutary to health; music agreeable to the ear; virtue is valued for its excellence; a man is riding to Oxford from London. Prepositions govern cases of nouns, and in English are sometimes placed after the word governed; as, which person do you speak to? for, to which person do you speak? This separation of the preposition from the governed word is sometimes allowable in colloquial use, but is generally inelegant.

 

PREPOSITIONAL

a.Pertaining to a preposition, or to preceding position.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PREPOSITION

Prep `o *si "tion, n. Etym: [L. praepositio, fr. praeponere to place before; prae before + ponere to put, place: cf. F. préposition. See Position, and cf. Provost. ]

 

1. (Gram. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

2. A proposition; an exposition; a discourse. [Obs. ] He made a long preposition and oration. Fabyan.

 

PREPOSITIONAL

Prep `o *si "tion *al a. Etym: [Cf. F. prépositionnel.]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a preposition; of the nature of a preposition. Early. -- Prep `o *si "tion *al *ly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

preposition

prep o si tion |ˌprepəˈziSHən ˌprɛpəˈzɪʃən | ▶noun Grammar a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform, ” “she arrived after dinner, ” “what did you do it for? ” DERIVATIVES prep o si tion al |-SHənl |adjective, prep o si tion al ly |-SHənl -ē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin praepositio (n- ), from the verb praeponere, from prae ‘before ’ + ponere ‘to place. ’ usage: There is a traditional view, as set forth by the 17th -century poet and dramatist John Dryden, that it is incorrect to put a preposition at the end of a sentence, as in where do you come from? or she's not a writer I've ever come across . The rule was formulated on the basis that, since in Latin a preposition cannot come after the word it governs or is linked with, the same should be true of English. What this rule fails to take into account is that English is not like Latin in this respect, and in many cases (particularly in questions and with phrasal verbs ) the attempt to move the preposition produces awkward, unnatural-sounding results. Winston Churchill famously objected to the rule, saying “This is the sort of English up with which I will not put. ” In standard English the placing of a preposition at the end of a sentence is widely accepted, provided the use sounds natural and the meaning is clear.

 

prepositional object

prep o si tion al ob ject |ˌprepəˈziSHənl ˈäbjəkt, -jekt ˈˌprɛpəˈzɪʃənl | ▶noun Grammar a noun phrase governed by a preposition.

 

prepositional phrase

prep o si tion al phrase ▶noun a modifying phrase consisting of a preposition and its object.

 

Oxford Dictionary

preposition

preposition |ˌprɛpəˈzɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun Grammar a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in ‘the man on the platform ’, ‘she arrived after dinner ’, ‘what did you do it for? ’. DERIVATIVES prepositional adjective, prepositionally adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin praepositio (n- ), from the verb praeponere, from prae ‘before ’ + ponere ‘to place ’. usage: There is a traditional view, first set forth by the 17th -century poet and dramatist John Dryden, that it is incorrect to put a preposition at the end of a sentence, as in where do you come from? or she's not a writer I've ever come across . The rule was formulated on the basis that, since in Latin a preposition cannot come after the word it governs or is linked with, the same should be true of English. The problem is that English is not like Latin in this respect, and in many cases (particularly in questions and with phrasal verbs ) the attempt to move the preposition produces awkward, unnatural-sounding results. Winston Churchill famously objected to the rule, saying, ‘This is the sort of English up with which I will not put. ’ In standard English the placing of a preposition at the end of a sentence is widely accepted, provided the use sounds natural and the meaning is clear.

 

prepositional object

prep |os ¦ition ¦al ob ¦ject ▶noun Grammar a noun phrase governed by a preposition.

 

prepositional phrase

prep o si tion al phrase ▶noun a modifying phrase consisting of a preposition and its object.

 

French Dictionary

préposition

préposition n. f. nom féminin Mot invariable qui sert à introduire un complément.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

preposition

prep o si tion /prèpəzɪ́ʃ (ə )n /名詞 C 〘文法 〙前置詞 (｟略 ｠prep. ).

 

prepositional

prep o si tion al /prèpəzɪ́ʃ (ə )n (ə )l /形容詞 〘文法 〙前置詞の ▸ a prepositional phrase 前置詞句 .