english prefixes, meaning and their usage

ENGLISH PREFIXES

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Kazan, Russia

Anti- (= Against, opposed to)

Anti-aircraft Antibacterial Antibiotic

Counter- (= Opposite, complementary) Counteract Counterattack Counterclockwise

Dis- (= Not, Undo, reverse)

Dis-obedient Dis-order Dis-honest

Ex- (=previous, old)

Ex-president Ex-wife Ex-husband

En- (Make, turn into, put into)

Enlarge Enable Encircle enchain

Fore- (= Front, in front of, before) Forehead Foresee Forecast

inter- (=between, mutual)

International Interchangeable Interactive

il- (Not; il- is used before “l”)

Illiterate Illegal Ill-advised

im- (Not; im- is used before “b, m, p”)

Impolite Immobile Imbalance imparity

in- (=opposite) (learn by heart)

Inconsistent Independent indefinite

ir- (Not; ir- is used before “r”)

Irregular Irrelevant Irresponsible

Mis- (=wrong)

Misunderstand Misaim Misapply

Non- (=none, not available)

Nonalcoholic Nonessential Nonsense Nonfiction

Over- (Excessively, beyond, extreme) Overpay Overactive Overestimate Over-rated

Post- (=after)

Postwar Post-industrial Postbiblical Postindustrial

Pre- (before)

Prehistoric Prenatal Preadapt

Sub- (=under)

Submarine Subtropical Subway

Super- (too much,over)

Supernatural Supercharge Superability Superabundant

Trans- (= Across, beyond)

Transnational Transatlantic Transaction

Re- (=again)

Remake Redo Rewrite

Un- (makes an antonym)

Undo Unable Uncomfortable

Ultra- (over, radical)

Ultramodern Ultraviolet Ultraconservative Ultranationalist

Under- (=below, below average)

Underground Underestimate Underachievement

That’s it, folks