phrasal preposition

phrasal preposition

English

Noun

phrasal preposition (plural phrasal prepositions)

1. 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.

Translations

phrasal preposition

French: locution prépositive (fr) Portuguese: locução prepositiva (pt)

Romanian: locuțiune prepozițională f

See also

• prepositional phrase