appositive

[ uh-poz-i-tiv ]

/ əˈpɒz ɪ tɪv /

Grammar

noun

a word or phrase in apposition.

adjective

placed in apposition.

(of an adjective or adjectival phrase) directly following the noun it modifies.

Origin of appositive

First recorded in 1685–95; apposit(ion) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM appositive

ap·pos·i·tive·ly, adjective

Words nearby appositive

appose, apposite, apposition, appositional growth, apposition suture, appositive, appraisal, appraisal drilling, appraise, appreciable, appreciate

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Example sentences from the Web for appositive

To set off an appositive noun or an appositive adjective, with its modifiers.
An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises|George Lyman Kittredge
Here wild bells is merely an appositive of the subject, ye, which is understood in No. 19B.
Why We Punctuate|William Livingston Klein
Because of this similarity, it is sometimes called an appositive relative clause.
Business English|Rose Buhlig
Write five sentences illustrating the use of the comma to set off an appositive.
Business English|Rose Buhlig

To distinguish an appositive clause from a restrictive clause, the former is called a non-restrictive clause.
Business English|Rose Buhlig

British Dictionary definitions for appositive

appositive

/ (əˈpɒzɪtɪv) /

adjective

grammar

standing in apposition
another word for nonrestrictive

of or relating to apposition

noun

an appositive word or phrase

Derived forms of appositive

appositively, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	appositive
释义	appositive [ uh-poz-i-tiv ] / əˈpɒz ɪ tɪv / Grammar noun a word or phrase in apposition. adjective placed in apposition. (of an adjective or adjectival phrase) directly following the noun it modifies. Origin of appositive First recorded in 1685–95; apposit(ion) + -ive OTHER WORDS FROM appositive ap·pos·i·tive·ly, adjective Words nearby appositive appose, apposite, apposition, appositional growth, apposition suture, appositive, appraisal, appraisal drilling, appraise, appreciable, appreciate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for appositive To set off an appositive noun or an appositive adjective, with its modifiers. An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises\|George Lyman Kittredge Here wild bells is merely an appositive of the subject, ye, which is understood in No. 19B. Why We Punctuate\|William Livingston Klein Because of this similarity, it is sometimes called an appositive relative clause. Business English\|Rose Buhlig Write five sentences illustrating the use of the comma to set off an appositive. Business English\|Rose Buhlig To distinguish an appositive clause from a restrictive clause, the former is called a non-restrictive clause. Business English\|Rose Buhlig British Dictionary definitions for appositive appositive / (əˈpɒzɪtɪv) / adjective grammar standing in apposition another word for nonrestrictive of or relating to apposition noun an appositive word or phrase Derived forms of appositive appositively, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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