english prefixes, meaning and their usage
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ENGLISH PREFIXES
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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