Definitions For Preposition

noun

  • A function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
  • (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
  • A word or group of words that is used with a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, location, or time, or to introduce an object

Is Preposition a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
18

The word Preposition is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Preposition in a Sentence

  • The preposition “on” in “The keys are on the table” shows location.
  • The preposition “in” in “The movie starts in one hour” shows time.

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