Explore Preverb through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Preverb meaning
- A separable verb prefix or a particle that precedes a verb.
- Any of a class of words in the Chinese language whose function is analogous to the cases, prepositions, and postpositions of other languages.
- A verbal prefix in the Algonquin languages whose function is analogous to the adjective of other languages.
Using Preverb
- The main meaning on this page is: A separable verb prefix or a particle that precedes a verb. | Any of a class of words in the Chinese language whose function is analogous to the cases, prepositions, and postpositions of other languages. | A verbal prefix in the Algonquin languages whose function is analogous to the adjective of other languages.
Context around Preverb
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Preverb
- In this selection, "preverb" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, comes and particles stand out and add context to how "preverb" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include if the preverb comes at and set of preverb particles may. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "preverb" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with preverb
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Only a restricted set of preverb particles may occur before the verb. (12 words)
Multiple clitics can be stacked up, and will split a preverb from the rest of the verb if the preverb comes at the beginning of the clause, e.g. diz-uh-þan-sat ijōs "and then he seized them (fem. (40 words)
Multiple clitics can be stacked up, and will split a preverb from the rest of the verb if the preverb comes at the beginning of the clause, e.g. diz-uh-þan-sat ijōs "and then he seized them (fem. (40 words)
Only a restricted set of preverb particles may occur before the verb. (12 words)
Example sentences (2)
Multiple clitics can be stacked up, and will split a preverb from the rest of the verb if the preverb comes at the beginning of the clause, e.g. diz-uh-þan-sat ijōs "and then he seized them (fem.
Only a restricted set of preverb particles may occur before the verb.