Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intransitive preposition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: in-tran-si-tive prepo-si-tion
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A preposition used intransitively, ie, without an object, traditionally called an adverb, sometimes a particle.

Example Sentences

"Let's move on to the consideration of intransitive prepositions."

Inflected Forms

intransitive prepositions (plural)

Questions

What does intransitive preposition mean?: A preposition used intransitively, ie, without an object, traditionally called an adverb, sometimes a particle.

How to pronounce intransitive preposition

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