Meaning & use
Prepose
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To place a word, phrase, or element before another in a sentence or structure.
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In English, adjectives are typically preposed before the nouns they modify.
The linguist analyzed how some languages prepose question words at the start of a sentence.
A note on using this word
A technical term used mainly in linguistics and grammar, contrasted with 'postpose,' which means to place after.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
postpose
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