postpose
See also: postposé
English
Etymology
From French postposer. See post- and pose.
Verb
postpose (third-person singular simple present postposes, present participle postposing, simple past and past participle postposed)
- (grammar, transitive) To place (a word or phrase) after another in a sentence, especially in order to modify it
- (obsolete, transitive) To postpone.
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Coordinate terms
- prepose
Related terms
- postposition
Anagrams
- opposest
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: postposent, postposes
Verb
postpose
- first-person singular present indicative of postposer
- third-person singular present indicative of postposer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of postposer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of postposer
- second-person singular imperative of postposer