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preposition vs position

position vs preposition

preposition and position both are nouns.

preposition is not a verb while position is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
preposition Yes No No No
position Yes No Yes No
As nouns, position is a hypernym of preposition; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than preposition:
  • preposition: (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)
  • position: an item on a list or in a sequence
Other hypernyms of preposition include place.
preposition (noun) position (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 the act of putting something in a certain place
(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 job in an organization
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a rationalized mental attitude
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
an item on a list or in a sequence
the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
the appropriate or customary location
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a condition or position in which you find yourself
preposition (verb) position (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
Difference between preposition and position

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