Prefixes-Avril Flashcards
a- also an
not, without
a-
to, towards
in the process of,
in a particular state
a-
of, completely
ab- also abs
away, from
ad-also a-, ac-, af, ag-,al, an, ap-, at-, as-, at-
movement to,
change into,
addition or increase
ante-
before, preceding
anti-also ant-
opposing against,
the opposite
be-
all over, all around, completely, having covered with, affect with (added to nouns), cause to be (added to nouns)
com- also co-, col-, con-, cor-
with,
jointly,
completely
contra-
against, opposite
counter-
the opposition, opposite
direction
de-
down, away,
completely,
removal, reversal
dia- also di
through, across
dis- also di-
negation removal, expulsion
en- also em-
put into or on, bring into the
condition of, intensification
ex- also e-, ef-
out, upward, completely, previous
extra-
outside, beyond
hemi-
half
hyper-
beyond, more than, more
than normal
hypo-
under
in-also il, im-, il-, im-, ir-
not, without,
in, into, towards, inside
infra-
below
inter-
between,
among
intra-
inside,
within
non-
absence,
negation
ob- also oc-, of-, op-
blocking, against, concealing
out
surpassing, exceeding
over-
excessively, completely
upper, outer, over, above
peri-
round, about
post-
after in time or order
pre-
before in time, place, order
or importance
pro-
favouring in support of
acting for
the motion towards or away
before in time, place or order
