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What is a Prefix? Prefix Examples

What is a prefix? learn prefix definition with examples.

Prefix definition: In English, a prefix is a letter/a group of letters attached to the beginning of a word to
form a new word. In simple words, a prefix is a few letters put at the beginning of a word to change its
meaning.

Prefix examples:

Un: unicycle, universal, unilateral, unanimous

Tri: triangle, tripod, tricycle

Super: superfood, superstar, supernatural, superimpose.

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Prefix ante-

Meaning: Before

Examples: Antenatal, anteroom, antedate

Prefix anti-

Meaning: Against, opposing

Prefix examples: Antibiotic, antidepressant, antidote, antisocial

Prefix circum-

Meaning: Around

Examples: Circumstance, circumvent, circumnavigate

Prefix co-

Meaning: With

Examples: Co-worker, co-pilot, co-operation

Prefix de-

Meaning: Off, down, away from

Examples: Devalue, defrost, derail, demotivate

Prefix dis-

Meaning: Opposite of, not

Prefix examples: Disagree, disappear, disintegrate, disapprove

Prefix em-, en-

Meaning: Cause to, put into

Examples: Embrace, encode, embed, enclose, engulf

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Prefix epi-

Meaning: Upon, close to, after

Examples: Epicentre, episcope, epidermis

Prefix ex-

Meaning: Former, out of

Examples: Ex-president, ex-boyfriend, exterminate

Prefix extra-
Meaning: Beyond, more than

Prefix examples: Extracurricular, extraordinary, extra-terrestrial

Prefix fore-

Meaning: Before

Examples: Forecast, forehead, foresee, foreword, foremost

Prefix homo-

Meaning: Same

Examples: Homosexual, homonuclear, homoplastic

Prefix hyper-

Meaning: Over, above

Examples: Hyperactive, hyperventilate

Prefix il-, im-, in-, ir-

Meaning: Not

Prefix examples: Impossible, illegal, irresponsible, indefinite

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Prefix list and prefix examples - Image 3

Prefix im-, in-

Meaning: Into

Examples: Insert, import, inside

Prefix infra-

Meaning: Beneath, below

Prefix examples: Infrastructure, infrared, infrasonic, infraspecific

Prefix inter-, intra-

Meaning: Between
Examples: Interact, intermediate, intergalactic, intranet, interstellar

Prefix macro-

Meaning: Large

Examples: Macroeconomics, macromolecule

Prefix micro-

Meaning: Small

Prefix examples: Microscope, microbiology, microfilm, microwave

Prefix mid-

Meaning: Middle

Examples: Midfielder, midway, midsummer

Prefix mis-

Meaning: Wrongly

Examples: Misinterpret, misfire, mistake, misunderstand

Prefix mono-

Meaning: One, singular

Examples: Monotone, monobrow, monolithic

Prefix non-

Meaning: Not, without

Examples: Nonsense, nonentity, nondescript

Prefix omni-

Meaning: All, every

Examples: Omnibus, omnivore, omnipotent

Prefix para-

Meaning: Beside

Prefix examples: Parachute, paramedic, paradox

Prefix post-

Meaning: After

Examples: Post-mortem, postpone, post-natal

Prefix pre-

Meaning: Before

Examples: Prefix, predetermine, pre-intermediate

Prefix pro-

Meaning: Foward

Examples: Proceed, prowar, promote, propose, progress

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Prefix list and prefix examples - Image 4

Prefix re-

Meaning: Again

Examples: Return, rediscover, reiterate, reunite

Prefix semi-

Meaning: Half

Prefix examples: Semicircle, semi-final, semiconscious

Prefix sub-

Meaning: Under

Examples: Submerge, submarine, sub-category, subtitle

Prefix super-

Meaning: Above, over

Examples: Superfood, superstar, supernatural, superimpose

Prefix therm-
Meaning: Heat

Examples: Thermometer, thermostat, thermodynamic

Prefix trans-

Meaning: Across, beyond

Examples: Transport, transnational, transatlantic

Prefix tri-

Meaning: Three

Examples: Triangle, tripod, tricycle

Prefix un-

Meaning: Not

Examples: Unfinished, unfriendly, undone, unknown

Prefix uni-

Meaning: One

Examples: Unicycle, universal, unilateral, unanimous

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