Pronunciations (2)
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/pɹiːˈpəʊz/
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pɹiːˈpəʊz
Verb
To place or set (something) before; to prefix.
Usage- Transitive
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More examples (1)
It vvere preſumption in me to diſturb this method of [listing the] Maſters, agreed on my Dr. Caius, Mʳ. Parker and others. Othervviſe I vvould prepoſe Millington (firſt Provoſt aftervvards of Kings in the reign of King Henry the ſixth) before VVilflete Maſter under King Richard the third.
Verb
place before another constituent in the sentence
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English preposes the adpositions; Japanese postposes them