Prefixes-Charlie Flashcards
a-, an-
not, without
a-
to, towards/in the process of, in a particular state
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 adjectives)
com- also co-, col-, con-, cor-
with, jointly, completely
contra-
against, opposite
counter-
opposition, opposite direction
de-
down, away/completely/removal, reversal
dis- also di-
negation, removal, expulsion
en- also em-
put into or on/bring into the condition of/ intensification
extra-
outside, beyond
hemi-
half
hyper-
beyond, more than, more than normal
hypo-
under
infra-
below
inter-
between, among
intra-
inside, within
non-
absence, negation
ob- also oc-, of-, op-
blocking, against, concealing
out-
surpassing, exceeding/ external, away from
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/motion forwards or away/before in time, place or order
re-
again
semi-
half, partly
sub- also suc-, suf-, sug-, sup-, sur-, sus-
at a lower position/lower in rank/nearly, approximately
syn- also sym-
in union, acting together
trans-
across, beyond/into a different state
ultra-
beyond/extreme
un-
not/reversal or cancellation of action or state
under-
beneath, below/lower in rank/not enough
a-
of/completely
dia-, also di-
through, across
ex-, also e-, ef-
out/upward/completely/previous
in- also il-, im- also il-, im-, ir-
not, without/n, into, towards, inside
