- DictionaryPrep·o·si·tion/ˌprepəˈziSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform,” “she arrived after dinner,” “what did you do it for?”: "using a preposition at the end of a sentence in everyday speech is common"