preposition
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
Definition categories: communication
2. (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)
Definition categories: communication, place, position
verb
1. To place in a location before some other event occurs.
- It is important to preposition the material before turning on the machine.