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Meaning of "postpose" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF POSTPOSE

ˌpəʊstˈpəʊz


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POSTPOSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Postpose is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb postpose in English.

WHAT DOES POSTPOSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of postpose in the English dictionary

The definition of postpose in the dictionary is to place after other constituents in a sentence.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO POSTPOSE

PRESENT

Present
I postpose
you postpose
he/she/it postposes
we postpose
you postpose
they postpose
Present continuous
I am postposing
you are postposing
he/she/it is postposing
we are postposing
you are postposing
they are postposing
Present perfect
I have postposed
you have postposed
he/she/it has postposed
we have postposed
you have postposed
they have postposed
Present perfect continuous
I have been postposing
you have been postposing
he/she/it has been postposing
we have been postposing
you have been postposing
they have been postposing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I postposed
you postposed
he/she/it postposed
we postposed
you postposed
they postposed
Past continuous
I was postposing
you were postposing
he/she/it was postposing
we were postposing
you were postposing
they were postposing
Past perfect
I had postposed
you had postposed
he/she/it had postposed
we had postposed
you had postposed
they had postposed
Past perfect continuous
I had been postposing
you had been postposing
he/she/it had been postposing
we had been postposing
you had been postposing
they had been postposing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will postpose
you will postpose
he/she/it will postpose
we will postpose
you will postpose
they will postpose
Future continuous
I will be postposing
you will be postposing
he/she/it will be postposing
we will be postposing
you will be postposing
they will be postposing
Future perfect
I will have postposed
you will have postposed
he/she/it will have postposed
we will have postposed
you will have postposed
they will have postposed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been postposing
you will have been postposing
he/she/it will have been postposing
we will have been postposing
you will have been postposing
they will have been postposing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would postpose
you would postpose
he/she/it would postpose
we would postpose
you would postpose
they would postpose
Conditional continuous
I would be postposing
you would be postposing
he/she/it would be postposing
we would be postposing
you would be postposing
they would be postposing
Conditional perfect
I would have postpose
you would have postpose
he/she/it would have postpose
we would have postpose
you would have postpose
they would have postpose
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been postposing
you would have been postposing
he/she/it would have been postposing
we would have been postposing
you would have been postposing
they would have been postposing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you postpose
we let´s postpose
you postpose
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to postpose
Past participle
postposed
Present Participle
postposing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POSTPOSE

appose · compose · decompose · depose · discompose · impose · interpose · juxtapose · oppose · overexpose · prepose · presuppose · propose · recompose · reimpose · repose · superimpose · superpose · suppose · transpose

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POSTPOSE

postpartum · postpartum depression · postperson · postpollination · postponable · postpone · postponement · postponence · postponer · postposition · postpositional · postpositionally · postpositive · postpositively · postprandial · postprandial thermogenesis · postprimary · postprison · postproduction · postpuberty

WORDS THAT END LIKE POSTPOSE

adipose · all-purpose · angle of repose · circumpose · counterpose · cross-purpose · dispose · dual-purpose · expose · general-purpose · indispose · multipurpose · on purpose · photocompose · pose · predispose · purpose · redispose · repurpose · underexpose

Synonyms and antonyms of postpose in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «postpose» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POSTPOSE

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The translations of postpose from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «postpose» in English.
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POSTPOSE»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POSTPOSE»

Discover the use of postpose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to postpose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Internal and External Factors in Syntactic Change
One might expect to find social contrasts as well, that groups who postpose less in general would be even more sensitive to the postposing of obligatory constituents. One does find some contrasts of this sort: for example, university- educated ...
Marinel Gerritsen, Dieter Stein, 1992
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The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar
Compare postpose. See also cleft; extraposition; pseudo-cleft. postponement The placing of a *word, *phrase, *clause, etc. in a position further to the right in a containing structure (typically a clause). Postponement may occur to achieve the  ...
Bas Aarts, Sylvia Chalker, Edmund Weiner, 2014
3
Homenaxe ó profesor Camilo Flores
Par rapport á Béroul et aux Lais, chez Chrétien la postposition de l'in- cise constitue une triple différence: d'une part Chrétien postpose fet U/ele, et aussi/et cil, á des repliques breves, dans le dialogue, le verbe faire étant place á la troisiéme ...
Xosé Luis Couceiro, 1999
4
Language Acquisition and the Form of the Grammar
(31) a. the appearance of John John's appearance b. the sleeping of John John's sleeping Which position is the DS position? Given (30), the genitive subject should count as a deep structure subject if it may postpose with genitive marking, but ...
David Lebeaux, 2000
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Francisco Varo's Grammar of the Mandarin Language, 1703: An ...
We must also warn here that in the sentences emphasizing possession one must always use xi ft anteposed to the person who possesses or owns, because if we were to postpose it we would have a different meaning, e.g., "John is my son", ...
Francisco Varo, W. South Coblin, Joseph Abraham Levi, 2000
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Language typology and language universals: an international ...
Le bulgare n'a d'article de ́fini que postpose ́.En mace ́donien (et dans certains dialectes bulgares, comme ceux des Rhodopes), cet article a trois formes, lie ́es a` la position dans l'espace: -t (non-marque ́), -s (ou -v) pour l'objet rapproche ́ ...
Martin Haspelmath, 2001
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A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
fTo POSTPOSE. To esteem less than another, to despise. Which appeares most towards them who lay down their Uves, and postpose all worldly things for the preservation of their consciences. Howell's Familiar Letters, 1650. tro POSTURE.
Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright, 1867
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A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
-fTo POSTPOSE. To esteem less than another, to despise. Which appeares most towards them who lay down their lives, and postpose all worldly things for the preservation of their consciences. Howell's Familiar Letters, 1650. fTo POSTURE.
Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright, 1859
9
Cross-Linguistic Variation and Efficiency
This creates a pressure to postpose phrases to the right of Vand to create non- rigid SOV, in conjunction with mixed head ordering (see }5.8.1 and }7.8). It results in less complex arguments preceding V, a preference and a bias for intransitives  ...
John A. Hawkins, 2014
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A Linguistic Happening in Memory of Ben Schwartz: Studies in ...
ombr. com + ablatif -comitatif, comme lat. com), comme prepose a des noms ( ombr. com prinuatir stahitu "stand with the assistants"), postpose a des pronoms ( ombr. eru-com "avec lui", comme lat. quibus-cum, etc.); et de I'espace, postpose en ...
Yoël L. Arbeitman, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POSTPOSE»

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IRAN STALLED NEGOTIATIONS BEFORE DEADLINE TO ENSURE …
It is in the Iranian regime's benefit to postpose signing an agreement. The Iranian regime is not ready to sign an agreement because it is too ... «Iran News Update, Jun 15»
2
Neville Passes John Cena; Is Age or Kevin Owens to Blame?
It will happen to Cena too. The only question is: Can John Cena's heretofore indomitable will postpose the inevitable? Time, as always, will tell. «Cageside Seats, Jun 15»
3
Workpoint TV pays its digital-TV fee
... 683 million baht. Several small operators who won the auction want to postpose payment claiming they don't have enough funds on hand. «Bangkok Post, May 15»
4
Turkey confirms three-month 4G auction delay
... the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications said that in conjunction with ICTA it made the decision to postpose the sale to ... «Total Telecom, May 15»
5
US-Mexico trade boom as near-shoring trend is driven by rising …
And on the southbound intermodal move, you can postpose the customs clearance until the freight arrives at the rail terminal in Mexico, which ... «The Loadstar, Mar 15»
6
Shark Tank recap: How Ashley Newland scored a deal from Janine …
“Now I'm going to postpose becoming an acquisition target and really look at driving the business,” he says. “I'll be renting a commercial ... «SmartCompany.com.au, Mar 15»
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BREAKING: Boko Haram Mass In Gwoza, Kill At Least 68 In Borno
Like · Reply · 1 · Mar 5, 2015 1:15pm. Atele Ezekiel. Where are the Jonathan army? Or. He need another élection postpose ment b,f they react. «NAIJ.COM, Mar 15»
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Nerlens Noel Facing A Once-In-A-Career Opportunity In Philadelphia
... Embiid patiently rehabbing from a fractured foot suffered before the NBA Draft, which will likely postpose his Sixers' debut until next season. «Hoops Habit, Feb 15»
9
Sri Lanka: An internal war crimes inquiry will be a farce
With the new friendly government in Colombo, the UNHRC may postpose its investigative report to be released in March 2015. Encouraged by ... «Sri Lanka Guardian, Feb 15»
10
“Abenomics” gets voter support
Abe aims to pass legislation to postpose a second hike in the sales tax to 10% that was scheduled to take place later this year. He plans a supplementary budget ... «Fidelity Worldwide Investment, Jan 15»
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