English to Portuguese Meaning of preposition - preposição

Preposition :

preposição

noun

preposição

Preposition :: preposiçãoPrepositional :: preposicionalPrepositions :: preposições

← Preponderant

prepossess →

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Definitions of preposition in English

Noun(1) 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(2) (linguistics, as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached

Examples of preposition in English

(1) A good comedy movie is also one that is dripping with humour in small doses, so that even a preposition or a pronoun at a given moment seems hilarious.(2) After a fair amount of searching, I was not able to find any other examples with participles, and only one example of any kind at all (aside from the possible prepositional examples above).(3) Perhaps he could explain prepositional verbs to them.(4) But only that which can be true or false - thus prepositionally contentful - can confirm or refute.(5) The main reason not to welcome all prepositional uses of than, in my opinion, has to do with sentences like this one: ├ö├ç├┐I like her better than him.├ö├ç├û(6) There is plenty of evidence that even educated Americans often believe that there is something wrong with sentences ending in prepositions .(7) Moreover, many words have uses without meanings - personal names, prepositions , conjunctions, and the like are cases in point.(8) Turn up is one of the fossilized prepositional verbs of English, like come across meaning ├ö├ç├┐encounter├ö├ç├û.(9) When challenged to come up with words of another language, most people will respond with nouns and verbs rather than auxiliaries, prepositions , and the like.(10) It's quite different from English, too, in that it puts the verb at the end of the sentence and uses postpositions instead of prepositions .

Related Phrases of preposition

(1) preposition of place ::

preposição de lugar

Related Phrases of preposition

(1) preposition of place ::

preposição de lugar

Synonyms

1. preposition ::

preposição

Different Forms

preposition, prepositional, prepositions

Word Example from TV Shows

Penny ended a sentence with a PREPOSITION.

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 6

It's so strange, earlier today, I ended a sentence with a PREPOSITION,

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 24

Examples of preposition from TV Shows

Penny ended a sentence with a PREPOSITION.

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 6

It's so strange, earlier today, I ended a sentence with a PREPOSITION,

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 24

English to Portuguese Dictionary: preposition

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English to Portuguese Dictionary: preposition

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What preposition means in Portuguese, preposition meaning in Portuguese, preposition definition, examples and pronunciation of preposition in Portuguese language.