"preverb" meaning in English

See preverb in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: preverbs [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + verb. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|verb}} pre- + verb Head templates: {{en-noun}} preverb (plural preverbs)
  1. (grammar) A separable verb prefix or a particle that precedes a verb. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-preverb-en-noun-wBIpCm9h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Parts of speech Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 38 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 36 34 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 20 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 54 33 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 27 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 60 29 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 46 29 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 61 29 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 42 32 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 62 29 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 43 31 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 25 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 62 29 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 63 28 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 60 29 11 Disambiguation of Parts of speech: 62 29 9 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (grammar) Any of a class of words in the Chinese language whose function is analogous to the cases, prepositions, and postpositions of other languages. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (word class): 动介词 (dòng jiècí) (Chinese Mandarin), ზმნისწინი (zmnisc̣ini) (Georgian), Präverb (German), igekötő (Hungarian), preverbo [masculine] (Italian), преве́рб (prevérb) [masculine] (Russian), preverbo [masculine] (Spanish), rhagferf [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-preverb-en-noun-bdMBYP1h Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 36 34 30 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'word class': 32 43 25
  3. (grammar) A verbal prefix in the Algonquin languages whose function is analogous to the adjective of other languages. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (verbal prefix): préverbe [masculine] (French), igekötő (Hungarian), preverbo [masculine] (Italian), pré-verbo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-preverb-en-noun-jqXHK9ja Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 36 34 30 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'verbal prefix': 19 0 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: coverb

Inflected forms

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