cataphoric Definition
relating to or denoting a word or expression that refers to a subsequent word or phrase for its meaning.
Using cataphoric: Examples
Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "cataphoric" can be used in various situations through the following examples!
Example
In the sentence 'He is a great man, and so is his father', 'his' is a cataphoric reference to 'father'.
Example
The pronoun 'it' in the sentence 'It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining' is cataphoric because it refers to 'day'.
cataphoric Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms for cataphoric
- anaphoric
- forward-looking
Summary: cataphoric in Brief
'Cataphoric' [katəˈfɒrɪk] is an adjective used to describe a word or expression that refers to a subsequent word or phrase for its meaning. It is often used in linguistics and grammar to explain how words relate to each other in a sentence. For example, in the sentence 'He is a great man, and so is his father', 'his' is a cataphoric reference to 'father'.
