⬆️ To put before 🔤 To place first

to prepose

9.5

To put something before something else in order, position, or time

verb
/priˈpoʊz/

: anteponer

The editor had preposed the appendix to the front of the book to emphasize its importance.

Examples

The teacher preposed the test to an earlier date due to scheduling conflicts.
The teacher preposed the question for clarity.
In some languages, adjectives are preposed before the nouns they modify.
You should prepose the subject before the verb.
In some languages, adjectives are preposed before the nouns they modify.
The editor had preposed the appendix to the front of the book to emphasize its importance.
The teacher preposed the test to an earlier date due to scheduling conflicts.

Synonyms

to precede

vsto prepose

107 4.1

Happen before something else in time or order

puts something before another as an action rather than simply occurring earlier

to prepend

vsto prepose

1 8.3

To put something at the beginning of another thing

puts one item before another not necessarily at the very beginning

to antecede

vsto prepose

Formal

8.7

To happen before something else in time

puts items before others in order position or time

Antonyms

to postpose

Specialized

9.9

To put a word after another word in a sentence

How Early

to prepose

9.5

to precede

107 4.1

to postpose

Specialized

9.9

Surface Forms

prepose infinitive

preposed past

preposed past participle

preposing present participle

preposes third person singular

Morphology

prepose = pose (semi-transparent) = pre + pose

The prefix 'pre-' clearly means 'before', but the relevant sense of 'pose' as 'place/put' is formal and not the most familiar one for many learners.

Etymology

The word prepose comes from the parts pre- 'before' and pose 'to put'. So to prepose something is to 'put before' another thing in order, position, or time.