phrasal preposition

English

Noun

phrasal preposition (plural phrasal prepositions)

(grammar) A preposition composed of several words rather than just one.
In English, most phrasal prepositions consist of an adverbial followed by a one-word preposition.

Coordinate terms

Translations

phrasal preposition

Breton: araogenn gevrennek (br) f
Dutch: samengesteld voorzetsel n
Finnish: prepositiofraasi
French: locution prépositive (fr) f
German: zusammengesetzte Präposition f
Italian: locuzione preposizionale f
Portuguese: locução prepositiva (pt) f
Romanian: locuțiune prepozițională f
Welsh: arddodiad cyfansawdd m

See also

prepositional phrase

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