prep‧o‧si‧tion /ˌprepəˈzɪʃ
ən/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: praepositio, from praeponere 'to put in front']
a word that is used before a noun,
pronoun, or
gerund to show place, time, direction etc. In the phrase ‘the trees in the park’, ‘in’ is a preposition.
—prepositional adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲