In our last post, https://idiomanet.com.ar/2022/05/31/suffixes, we discussed suffixes as a resource for increasing vocabulary.
Today, we will be dealing with prefixes. Prefixes are letters or groups of letters which, added at the beginning of a word, form a different word.
Following, there is a list of some of the most commonly used prefixes and their meanings.
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Anti- (against) |
Antibiotic; antithesis |
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Mis- (wrongly) |
Misunderstanding; misspell; misuse |
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Sub- (under) |
Subtitle; subterranean; subeditor |
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Un- (not) |
Unfriendly; unhealthy; uncomfortable |
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Semi- (half) |
Semi-final; semicircle |
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Auto- (self) |
Autobiography; automobile |
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Re- (again) |
Rediscover; retype; replace |
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Mono- (singular) |
Monopoly; monolingual |
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Non- (not, without) |
Nonsense; nonfiction |
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Pre- (before) |
Prefix; preview |
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Hyper- (over) |
Hyperactive; Hypersensitive |
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Mid- (middle) |
Midsummer; midway; |
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In- (not) |
Incorrect; inactive; inaccurate |
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Co- (with) |
Cooperate; coworker |
