"prepositional phrase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prepositional phrases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} prepositional phrase (plural prepositional phrases)
  1. (grammar) A phrase containing both a preposition and its object or complement; may be used as an adjunct or a modifier. Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: PP Related terms: phrasal preposition Translations (phrase containing both a preposition and its complement): կապային կառույց (kapayin kaṙuycʻ) (Armenian), նախդրավոր կառույց (naxdravor kaṙuycʻ) (Armenian), 介詞短語 (Chinese Mandarin), 介词短语 (jiècí duǎnyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), předložková vazba [feminine] (Czech), præpositionsforbindelse [common-gender] (Danish), voorzetselconstituent (Dutch), prepositiolauseke (Finnish), syntagme prépositionnel [masculine] (French), Präpositionalphrase [feminine] (German), forsetningarliður [masculine] (Icelandic), locuzione preposizionale [feminine] (Italian), sintagma preposizionale [masculine] (Italian), 前置詞句 (zenchishiku) (alt: ぜんちしく) (Japanese), កន្សោមមានធ្នាក់ (kɑnsaom mien tneak) (Khmer), 전치사구 (jeonchisagu) (Korean), preposišuvdnagihppu (Northern Sami), wyrażenie przyimkowe [neuter] (Polish), frase preposicional [feminine] (Portuguese), предло́жно-именно́е сочета́ние (predlóžno-imennóje sočetánije) [neuter] (Russian), предло́жная гру́ппа (predlóžnaja grúppa) [feminine] (Russian), abairt roimhearach [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), sintagma preposicional [masculine] (Spanish), ilgeç öbeği (Turkish)

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          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
          "word": "prepositiolauseke"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
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          "word": "syntagme prépositionnel"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
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          "word": "locuzione preposizionale"
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          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
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          "alt": "ぜんちしく",
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          "roman": "zenchishiku",
          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
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          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kɑnsaom mien tneak",
          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
          "word": "កន្សោមមានធ្នាក់"
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          "lang": "Korean",
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          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
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          "lang": "Northern Sami",
          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
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          ],
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          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
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          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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          "word": "abairt roimhearach"
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          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
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          "word": "sintagma preposicional"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "note": "prepositionsfras",
          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
          "word": "ilgeç öbeği"
        }
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "kapayin kaṙuycʻ",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "word": "կապային կառույց"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
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      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "word": "նախդրավոր կառույց"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "word": "介词短语"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "word": "voorzetselconstituent"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "word": "prepositiolauseke"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "syntagme prépositionnel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Präpositionalphrase"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forsetningarliður"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "locuzione preposizionale"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sintagma preposizionale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぜんちしく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zenchishiku",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "word": "前置詞句"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kɑnsaom mien tneak",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "word": "កន្សោមមានធ្នាក់"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeonchisagu",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "word": "전치사구"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "word": "preposišuvdnagihppu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "wyrażenie przyimkowe"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "frase preposicional"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predlóžno-imennóje sočetánije",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "предло́жно-именно́е сочета́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predlóžnaja grúppa",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "предло́жная гру́ппа"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abairt roimhearach"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sintagma preposicional"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "note": "prepositionsfras",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "phrase containing both a preposition and its complement",
      "word": "ilgeç öbeği"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prepositional phrase"
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