PREFIX
|
MEANING
|
EXAMPLES
|
ante-
|
before
|
antenatal, anteroom, antedate
|
anti-
|
against, opposing
|
antibiotic, antidepressant, antidote
|
circum-
|
around
|
circumstance, circumvent, circumnavigate
|
co-
|
with
|
co-worker, co-pilot, co-operation
|
de-
|
off, down, away from
|
devalue, defrost, derail, demotivate
|
dis-
|
opposite of, not
|
disagree, disappear, disintegrate, disapprove
|
em-, en-
|
cause to, put into
|
embrace, encode, embed, enclose, engulf
|
epi-
|
upon, close to, after
|
epicentre, episcope, epidermis
|
ex-
|
former, out of
|
ex-president, ex-boyfriend, exterminate
|
extra-
|
beyond, more than
|
extracurricular, extraordinary, extra-terrestrial
|
fore-
|
before
|
forecast, forehead, foresee, foreword, foremost
|
homo-
|
same
|
homosexual, homonuclear, homoplastic
|
hyper-
|
over, above
|
hyperactive, hyperventilate
|
il-, im-, in-, ir-
|
not
|
impossible, illegal, irresponsible, indefinite
|
im-, in-
|
into
|
insert, import, inside
|
infra-
|
beneath, below
|
infrastructure, infrared, infrasonic, infraspecific
|
inter-, intra-
|
between
|
interact, intermediate, intergalactic, intranet
|
macro-
|
large
|
macroeconomics, macromolecule
|
micro-
|
small
|
microscope, microbiology, microfilm, microwave
|
mid-
|
middle
|
midfielder, midway, midsummer
|
mis-
|
wrongly
|
misinterpret, misfire, mistake, misunderstand
|
mono-
|
one, singular
|
monotone, monobrow, monolithic
|
non-
|
not, without
|
nonsense, nonentity, nondescript
|
omni-
|
all, every
|
omnibus, omnivore, omnipotent
|
para-
|
beside
|
parachute, paramedic, paradox
|
post-
|
after
|
post-mortem, postpone, post-natal
|
pre-
|
before
|
prefix, predetermine, pre-intermediate
|
re-
|
again
|
return, rediscover, reiterate, reunite
|
semi-
|
half
|
semicircle, semi-final, semiconscious
|
sub-
|
under
|
submerge, submarine, sub-category, subtitle
|
super-
|
above, over
|
superfood, superstar, supernatural, superimpose
|
therm-
|
heat
|
thermometer, thermostat, thermodynamic
|
trans-
|
across, beyond
|
transport, transnational, transatlantic
|
tri-
|
three
|
triangle, tripod, tricycle
|
un-
|
not
|
unfinished, unfriendly, undone, unknown
|
uni-
|
one
|
unicycle, universal, unilateral, unanimous
|
utorok 9. januára 2018
A big list of prefixes
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