n.
1.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
2.(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)
Idiom of the Day
have a lot on one's mind
to have many things to worry about
The young woman has a lot on her mind with her new job and her new boyfriend.
