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  • 1 What does * mean before a word?
  • 2 What does ASL mean on TikTok?
  • 3 How can I join to NASA?
  • 4 Does NASA recruit from IIT?
  • 5 Which job has highest salary in India?
  • 6 What is salary in ISRO?
  • 7 Is ISRO a government job?
  • 8 Is job at ISRO good?
  • 9 What is a salary of scientist?
  • 10 Who is the head of ISRO now?
  • 11 How can I prepare for ISRO?
  • 12 Can I join ISRO after 10th?

Asterisk (*) An asterisk is a symbol (*) used to mark printed or written text, typically as a reference to an annotation or to stand for omitted matter.

What does ASL mean on TikTok?

as hell

What does NASA stand for slang?

Never Access Space Again

What does NA stand for in school?

An NA or Not Available grade in Student Services Online means that your result is not yet finalised.

How can I join to NASA?

To apply for a job at NASA, go to http://www.usajobs.gov/. There you’ll find the very latest job listings and information that will help you determine if you qualify for the position. NASA prefers to hire applicants with applicable university degrees, or those in the military with aviation experience and backgrounds.

Does NASA recruit from IIT?

NASA doesn’t recruit students specifically from any IIT of India, not even from IISc Bangalore. NASA Recruits astronauts, scientists, engineers, IT specialists, human resources specialists, accountants, writers, technicians and many other kinds of peoples.

Can I work for NASA if I’m not American?

People around the world dream of working for NASA. As a federal government agency, only US citizens can be employed as civil servants at NASA. I know of many NASA employees who became US citizens at some point in their career journeys and now work for NASA. NASA employs many more contractors than civil servants.

What is the salary of NASA scientist in rupees?

12 NASA employees have shared their salaries on Glassdoor….NASA Salaries.

Job Title Salary
Scientist salaries – 1 salaries reported ₹ yr
General Manager salaries – 1 salaries reported ₹ yr
SDE1 salaries – 1 salaries reported ₹ 1,17,424/mo
Software Engineer salaries – 1 salaries reported ₹ 10,151/mo

Which job has highest salary in India?

List of Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs in India

  • Machine Learning Experts.
  • Blockchain Developer.
  • Full Stack Software Developer.
  • Product Management.
  • Management Consultant.
  • Investment Banker.
  • Chartered Accountant.
  • Marketing Manager.

What is salary in ISRO?

ISRO Scientist Salary 2021: In-hand Salary Per Month, Facilities After 7th Pay Commission

Post Pay Band
Scientist/ Engineer- SG INR 37,400 – INR 67,000
Scientist/ Engineer- H INR 37,400 – INR 67,000
Outstanding Scientist INR 67,000 -INR 79,000
Distinguished Scientist INR 75,500 -INR 80,000

What is the highest salary in ISRO?

How much do ISRO employees make? Employees at ISRO earn an average of ₹25lakhs, mostly ranging from ₹12lakhs per year to ₹56lakhs per year based on 12 profiles. The top 10% of employees earn more than ₹35lakhs per year.

What is the highest paid job in ISRO?

ISRO Scientist

Is ISRO a government job?

The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was established by Government of India under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) in 1962, on the urging of scientist Vikram Sarabhai recognising the need in space research….Indian Space Research Organisation.

Agency overview
Formed 15 August 1969
Preceding agency INCOSPAR
Type Space agency

Is job at ISRO good?

ISRO is a great institute in india as it is central government and launching satellites. Work experience in isro was a great thing as i can learn many things. ISRO is very good organization to work but for only sometime for contract employees not whole life. Work relaxation is there but growth is not there.

Is ISRO exam difficult?

Nothing is difficult in this world, provided one has prepared for it in the right way. So many engineers & subject matter specialists have passed them & are now in ISRO. But you need a first class both in graduation & in PG, with some prior experience.

What is salary of K Sivan?

K Sivan gets a monthly salary of Rs. 2.50 lacs per annum from ISRO. The chief of ISRO rank is equivalent to IAS and IPS . Sivan Net Worth is assumed to be around 2.5 Crores .

What is a salary of scientist?

The average data scientists salary is ₹708,012. An entry-level data scientist can earn around ₹500,m with less than one year of experience. Early level data scientists with 1 to 4 years experience get around ₹610,m which made this one of the highest paid jobs in india in science field.

Who is the head of ISRO now?

Dr. K. Sivan

Which course is best for ISRO?

All the best ! If you have seriously decided to join ISRO, the best would be to remain focused, and pursue Aeronautical Engineering from IIST. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) is a government-aided institute and deemed university for the study and research of space science.

Who can apply for ISRO exam?

The ISRO Requirement with respect to age is that the maximum age limit for all the candidates is 35 years i.e. candidates less than 35 years of age can apply for the post of scientist in ISRO. The maximum age limit for all the SC/ST candidates is 40 years. The maximum age limit for all the OBC candidates is 38 years.

How can I prepare for ISRO?

ISRO Preparation Tips and Strategy

  1. #1. Look out for Repeated Questions.
  2. #2. Make use of your GATE Preparation too!
  3. #3. Prepare Weightage-wise.
  4. #4. Choose your Battles Wisely: What to Skip & What to Attempt.
  5. #5. Build Your Concepts for the Interview Now.
  6. #6. Avoid Negative Marks At All Costs.

Can I join ISRO after 10th?

Originally Answered: How do I become a junior scientist in ISRO after passing 10th class? You can’t join as scientist after 10th. You will have to do at least diploma to enter as an assistant or technician depending on the field. To join as a scientist, you need a bachelors degree with at least 70% marks in graduation.

I am reading The Rifters Trilogy by Peter Watts and wonder, what does it mean, when the author sometimes uses words with an apostrophe before them? As I have figured, that is some sort of way of making the word special, but what way exactly?

For reference: the text is available online for free, I am talking about the third book in the trilogy, the «Behemoth». If you search the page, you can easily find occurences of 'skin, 'lawbreaker, 'scaphe and maybe several others.

UPDATE

As per the request, here are three use cases:

Clarke turns her head sideways for a better view; the muscles in her neck tighten against the added drag. Erickson’s flesh, exposed through the tear in his diveskin, is fish-belly white. It looks like gashed, bleeding plastic. His capped eyes look even deader than the flesh beneath his ‘skin. He gibbers. His vocoder cobbles nonsense syllables together as best it can.

A comm panel decorates the bulkhead within easy reach. He taps it. «Ambient channel. Grace. How are you coming with those ‘skins?»

He dragged her to safety, to an evacuation ‘scaphe hovering uncertainly over a station already emptied of personnel.

But her friends had set their sights a lot higher than Achilles Desjardins; they were out to liberate every ‘lawbreaker on the planet.

Sudbury’s senior ‘lawbreakers had worked between floors twenty and twenty-four. It had been lucky that Desjardins had managed to raise the alarm before they’d been hit.

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A comparison of prepositions and directional prefixes in Greek, Latin, English, and German.

A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word.[1] Adding it to the beginning of one word changes it into another word. For example, when the prefix un- is added to the word happy, it creates the word unhappy. Particularly in the study of languages, a prefix is also called a preformative, because it alters the form of the words to which it is affixed.

Prefixes, like other affixes, can be either inflectional, creating a new form of the word with the same basic meaning and same lexical category (but playing a different role in the sentence), or derivational, creating a new word with a new semantic meaning and sometimes also a different lexical category.[2] Prefixes, like all other affixes, are usually bound morphemes.[1]

In English, there are no inflectional prefixes; English uses suffixes instead for that purpose.

The word prefix is itself made up of the stem fix (meaning «attach», in this case), and the prefix pre- (meaning «before»), both of which are derived from Latin roots.

English language[edit]

List of English derivational prefixes[edit]

This is a fairly comprehensive, although not exhaustive, list of derivational prefixes in English. Depending on precisely how one defines a derivational prefix, some of the neoclassical combining forms may or may not qualify for inclusion in such a list. This list takes the broad view that acro- and auto- count as English derivational prefixes because they function the same way that prefixes such as over- and self- do.

As for numeral prefixes, only the most common members of that class are included here. There is a large separate table covering them all at Numeral prefix > Table of number prefixes in English.

Prefix Meaning Example Comments
a- «not» asymmetric, «not symmetric» takes the form an- before vowels; see privative alpha
acro- «high» acrophobia, «fear of heights» (more)
allo- «other» allotransplantation, «transplant of tissue from another person» (more)
alter- «other» alter ego, «other personality» (more)
ante- «prior» antebellum, «before a war»
anti- «opposite» anti-inflammatory, «against inflammation» (more)
auto- «by oneself or itself» automobile, «moves itself» (more)
bi- «two» bicentennial, «consisting of or occurring every two centuries»

binomial, «two terms»

See number prefixes in English
co- «together» cooperation, «working together» takes the form con- before vowels
cis- «on the same side» cisgenesis, «genes don’t change within breeding and birth setting»
contra- «below» ; «against» contraindication, «against indication» (more)
counter- «against» countermeasure, «action against» (more)
de- «negative, remove» deactivate, «stop from working»
di- «two» diatomic, «two atoms»

dipole, «two poles»

See number prefixes in English
dis- «negative, remove» disappear, «vanish» (more)
down- «down»; «reduce» downshift, «shift to a lower gear»
downregulation, «regulation toward lessened expression» (more)
dys- «negative, badly, wrongly» dysfunction, «bad function» (more)
epi- «upon addition» , «above» epidural, «outside the dura mater» (more)
extra- «to a greater extent» ; «beyond» extracellular, «outside a cell» (more)
fore- «before» foresight, «seeing beforehand» (more)
hemi- «half» hemisphere, «half of a sphere» (more) See number prefixes in English
hexa- «six» hexagon, «six-sided polygon» (more) See number prefixes in English
hyper- «beyond» hypercalcemia, «too much calcium in the blood» (more) See hyper
hypo- «marginal»; «not enough» hypokalemia, «not enough potassium in the blood» (more)
ig- «not» ignoble, «not noble»
ignorant, (from roots meaning) «not knowing»
(more)
ig- (before gn- or n-), il- (before l-), im- (before b-, m-, or p-), in- (before most letters), or ir- (before r-)
il- «not» illegal, «not legal» (more) ig- (before gn- or n-), il- (before l-), im- (before b-, m-, or p-), in- (before most letters), or ir- (before r-)
im- «not» imbalance, «lack of balance» (more) ig- (before gn- or n-), il- (before l-), im- (before b-, m-, or p-), in- (before most letters), or ir- (before r-)
in- «not» inactive, «not active» ig- (before gn- or n-), il- (before l-), im- (before b-, m-, or p-), in- (before most letters), or ir- (before r-)
infra- «below» infrared, «below red on the spectrum» (more)
inter- «between» interobserver, «between observers» (more)
intra- «within» intracellular, «inside a cell» (more)
ir- «not» irregular, «not regular» (more) ig- (before gn- or n-), il- (before l-), im- (before b-, m-, or p-), in- (before most letters), or ir- (before r-)
macro- «large-scale» ; «exceptionally prominent» macroeconomics, «workings of entire economies» (more)
mal- «unpleasant», «not» malocclusion, «bad occlusion» (more)
maxi- «big», «as big as possible» maxi-single, «single with extras» (more)
meso- «middle» mesoamerican, «middle of the Americas» (more)
meta- «self-referential» metadata, «data that provides information about other data» (more)
micro- «small-scale» micrometer, «small-measurement instrument» (more)
mid- «middle» midportion, «middle part» (more)
mini- «small» miniature, «small»; «smaller version» (more)
mis- «bad», «wrong» misspelling, «incorrect spelling» (more)
mono- «one» monotheism, «belief in one god» (more) See number prefixes in English
multi- «many», «more than one» multiplex, «many signals in one circuit» (more)
non- «no», «not» nonstop, «without stopping» (more)
octo- «eight» octopus, «eight-footed» (more) See number prefixes in English
over- «excess», «too much»;
«on top»
overexpression, «too much expression»
overcoat, «outer coat» (more)
pan- «all» pancytopenia, «low counts across all [blood] cell types»
pan-American, «involving all of the Americas»
pansexual, «sexually attracted to people of all genders» (more)
Sometimes «all-» is used, especially in Asian English, where All-Union was a standard translation of the Russian word meaning «pan-USSR» or «USSR-wide», and «All-India» is a similar standard term in India, comparable to words such as national, nationwide, or federal (in the case of federations).
para- «beside»; «beyond»; «related to»; «altered» paranormal, «beyond the normal»
paresthesia, «altered sensation»
paramilitary, «military-like» (more)
penta- «five» pentateuch, «the five books of Moses» (more) See number prefixes in English
per- «through»; «throughout» percutaneous, «through the skin» (more)
peri- «around» pericardial, «around the heart» (more)
poly- «many» polyglot, «many languages» (more)
post- «after» postoperative, «after surgery» (more)
pre- «before»; «already» preassembled, «already built» (more)
pro- «on behalf of» ; «before» pro-science, «in favor of science» (more)
proto- «first»; «primitive»; «precursor» Proto-Indo-European, «precursor of Indo-European»
prototype, «first or prime example» (more)
pseudo- «false», «specious» pseudonym, «fake name» (more)
quadri- «four» quadrilateral, «four-sided» (more) See number prefixes in English
quasi- «somewhat», «resembling» quasiparticulate, «resembling particles» (more)
re- «again» reestablish, «establish again» (more)
self- «[acting on or by] oneself» self-cleaning, «cleans itself» (more) By normative convention, always hyphenated (except for a few multiprefix compounds such as unselfconscious)
semi- «partial»; «somewhat»; «half» semiarid, «somewhat arid» (more) See number prefixes in English
sub- «below» subzero, «below zero» (more)
super- «above»; «more than»; «great» supermarket, «big market» (more)
supra- «above» supraorbital, «above the eye sockets» (more)
tetra- «four» tetravalent, «four valence electrons» (more) See number prefixes in English
trans- «across»; «connecting» transatlantic, «across the Atlantic Ocean» (more)
tri- «three» tripartite, «three parts» (more)
ultra- «beyond»; «extremely» ultraviolet, «beyond violet on the spectrum» (more)
un- «not»; «remove»; «opposite» unopened, «not opened» (more)
under- «beneath»; «not enough» underexposure, «not enough exposure» (more)
up- «up»; «increase» upshift, «shift to a higher gear»
upregulation, «regulation toward increased expression» (more)
xeno- «foreign» xenophobia, «fear of strangers or foreigners»
xenotransplantation, «transplant from another species» (more)

Hyphenation[edit]

The choice between hyphenation or solid styling for prefixes in English is covered at Hyphen > Prefixes and suffixes.

Japanese language[edit]

Commonly used prefixes in Japanese include お〜 (o-) and ご〜 (go-). They are used as part of the honorific system of speech, and are used as markers for politeness, showing respect for the person or thing they are affixed to, notably also being used euphemistically.[3][4]

Bantu languages[edit]

In the Bantu languages of Africa, which are agglutinating, the noun class is conveyed through prefixes, which is declined and agrees with all of its arguments accordingly.[5]

Example from Luganda[edit]

Noun class Prefix
1 o-mu-
1a
2 a-ba-
3 o-mu-
4 e-mi-
5 e-ri-/CC-
6 a-ma-
7 e-ki-
8 e-bi-
9 e-N-
10 e-N-/zi-

The one, old, fat farmer goes.

Navajo[edit]

Verbs in the Navajo language are formed from a word stem and multiple affixes. For example, each verb requires one of four non-syllabic prefixes (, ł, d, l) to create a verb theme.[6]

Sunwar[edit]

In the Sunwar language of Eastern Nepal, the prefix ma- म is used to create negative verbs. It is the only verbal prefix in the language.

Russian[edit]

As a part of the formation of nouns, prefixes are less common in Russian than suffixes, but alter the meaning of a word.

пред- and положение ‘position’ becomes предположение ‘supposition’
пре- and образование ‘formation (verb)’ becomes преобразование ‘transformation’[8]

German[edit]

In German, derivatives formed with prefixes may be classified in two categories: those used with substantives and adjectives, and those used with verbs.[9] For derivative substantives and adjectives, only two productive prefixes are generally addable to any substantive or adjective as of 1970: un-, which expresses negation (as in ungesund, from gesund), and ur-, which means «original, primitive» in substantives, and has an emphatic function in adjectives. ge-, on the other hand, expresses union or togetherness, but only in a closed group of words—it cannot simply be added to any noun or adjective.[10]

Verbal prefixes commonly in use are be-, ent-, er-, ge-, miss-, ver-, and zer- (see also Separable verb).[10] be- expresses strengthening or generalization. ent- expresses negation. ge- indicates the completion of an action, which is why its most common use has become the forming of the past participle of verbs; ver- has an emphatic function, or it is used to turn a substantive or an adjective into a verb.[9] In some cases, the prefix particle ent- (negation) can be considered the opposite of particle be-, while er- can be considered the opposite of ver-.[11][12]

The prefix er- usually indicates the successful completion of an action, and sometimes the conclusion means death.[13] With fewer verbs, it indicates the beginning of an action.[9][13] The prefix er- is also used to form verbs from adjectives (e.g. erkalten is equivalent to kalt werden which means «to get cold»).[13]

See also[edit]

  • Affix
  • Suffix
  • Privative
  • Bound and unbound morphemes
  • English prefix
  • List of Greek and Latin roots in English
  • substring#Prefix
  • Metric prefix

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Wilson 2011, p. 152–153.
  2. ^ Beard, Robert (1998). «She Derivation». The Handbook of Morphology. Blackwell. pp. 44–45.
  3. ^ Miyake, Yoshimi (1999). The Japanese deferential prefix o: A natural history (PhD). University of Michigan. hdl:2027.42/131729. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  4. ^ Kaiser, Stefan; Ichikawa, Yasuko; Kobayashi, Noriko; Yamamoto, Hilofumi (2013). Japanese: A Comprehensive Grammar. pp. 29–31. ISBN 9780415687393.
  5. ^ Nurse, Derek; Philippson, Gérard, eds. (2003). The Bantu languages. London: Routledge. pp. 103–110. ISBN 9780700711345.
  6. ^ Young & Morgan (1980). The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary. University of New Mexico Press. p. 99.
  7. ^ Borchers, D. (2008). A Grammar of Sunwar: Descriptive Grammar, Paradigms, Texts and Glossary. Brill Academic Publishers. p. 169.
  8. ^ Wade, T. (2000). A Comprehensive Russian Grammar. Blackwell Publishers. pp. 32, 33. ISBN 9781405136396.
  9. ^ a b c a short history of the german language. Taylor & Francis.
  10. ^ a b Cf. Chambers, W. Walker and Wilkie, John R. (1970) A Short History of the German Language, London: Methuen & Company, Ltd., p. 63
  11. ^ Boileau, Daniel (1820). The Nature and Genius of the German Language: Displayed in a More Extended Review of Its Grammatical Forms Than is to be Found in Any Grammar Extant, and Elucidated by Quotations from the Best Writers. T. Boosey and sons.
  12. ^ Maylor, B. Roger (2002-01-01). Lexical Template Morphology: Change of State and the Verbal Prefixes in German. John Benjamins Publishing. ISBN 978-90-272-3061-4.
  13. ^ a b c Schmidt, Karl A. (1974-01-01). Easy Ways to Enlarge Your German Vocabulary. Courier Corporation. ISBN 978-0-486-23044-3.

Works cited[edit]

  • Mihaliček, Vedrana; Wilson, Christin (2011). Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics. Ohio State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8142-5179-9.

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There are no rules in English that teach us whether we can or can’t start sentences with particular words. Take “before” as an example. We can start a sentence with it for a few reasons, and this article will explore how to do it effectively.

You can start a sentence with “before” when using it as a conjunction to connect two clauses, as a preposition to talk about something that happened in front of you, or as an adverb. It’s common to use all three of these forms in writing.

Can You Start A Sentence With "Before"?

To help you understand more about what each form means, you can refer to the following:

  • Conjunction: Before seeing my father again, I had to get him a gift.
  • Preposition: Before my eyes, there appeared a man with no name.
  • Adverb: Before, I found it difficult to believe in any of this nonsense!

All of these forms are correct when starting a sentence with “before.”

What Does “Before” Mean At The Beginning Of A Sentence?

It might help to go over a little bit more with each meaning. That way, you’ll have a better understanding of what “before” means.

“Before” means that something happens before another thing when used as a conjunction. As a preposition, it means that something happened in front of someone. As an adverb, it refers to something that wasn’t the case once but is the case now.

We can use “before” with these three common definitions. Each variation comes with slightly different grammatical rules that we need to understand and follow.

Examples Of How To Use “Before” At The Beginning Of A Sentence

To help you understand the rules we can use, we’ll split this part into sections. Since each form uses different rules, you might want to pay attention to how the grammar works in each case.

Conjunction

  1. Before I could go to bed, I had to check my closet for monsters.
  2. Before naming me godfather, they had a long conversation with me about my life goals.
  3. Before there were people, there were dinosaurs.

“Before” as a conjunction works to introduce something that happened prior to another event.

When using “before” in this way, we set up a dependent clause. When starting a sentence with a dependent clause, we need to make sure to include the comma at the end of the clause.

It’s also possible to switch the positions of the clauses:

  • Before I could tell her, I had to ask permission.
  • I had to ask permission before I could tell her.

Preposition

  1. Before me, there was a man who nobody knew.
  2. Before my eyes, he started to do something I never thought I’d see!
  3. Before I stood my superior.

“Before” as a preposition usually means that something happened in front of someone.

Usually, we include a comma after the prepositional phrase has ended to indicate the start of a new clause. However, we don’t use commas when the following word is a verb (like in example 3).

Adverb

  1. Before, I wasn’t too happy with the treatment of my people.
  2. Before, there was much to do.
  3. Before, I never knew how much I cared for school.

“Before” as an adverb works to introduce an argument or idea that didn’t exist at one point in the past. Usually, someone has come up with this idea recently.

With the adverb form, we always place a comma directly after “before.” There are no exceptions to this rule when starting a sentence with “before.”

Where Should I Place The Comma When Using “Before” At The Beginning Of A Sentence?

The previous section covered a lot of the punctuation rules you need to worry about when starting a sentence with “before.” However, to reiterate and help you understand how to punctuate it, we’ll go over it once more.

You should place a comma after the dependent clause when using “before” as a conjunction. You should place a comma after the prepositional phrase when using “before” as a preposition. You should place a comma directly after “before” when used as an adverb.

The rules vary based on the style we use, but if you look at the following, you might have more of an understanding.

  • Correct: Before he could leave, I made him sign the contract.
  • Incorrect: Before he could leave I made him sign the contract.
  • Correct: Before my eyes, there appeared a man with no face!
  • Incorrect: Before my eyes there appeared a man with no face!
  • Correct: Before, I didn’t know how to care for her.
  • Incorrect: Before I didn’t know how to care for her.

Alternatives To Starting A Sentence With “Before”

Some synonyms might help you to understand “before” a little better. Take your pick from these, as they all start sentences in similar ways.

  • Prior to
  • Previously
  • In front of
  • Ahead of

Can You End A Sentence With “Before”?

When using “before” as an adverb, we don’t just have to place it at the beginning of a sentence.

You can end a sentence with “before” as an adverb. We do this by taking the adverb and placing it at the end of the sentence to show that something was once believed but is no longer the case now.

It works the same as starting a sentence with “before” as an adverb; we simply place it at the end instead:

  • Before, I didn’t know how to handle myself.
  • I didn’t know how to handle myself before.

How Do You Use “Before” In The Middle Of A Sentence?

You can also place “before” in the middle of a sentence in most cases.

“Before” works in the middle of a sentence when talking about something that happened “before” another thing. It almost always refers to the chronological order of two or more events.

  • The solar eclipse happened long before any of us knew what it was.
  • She got here before you.
  • I am standing before you and pleading for my life!

The comma rules are left out when placing “before” in the middle of a sentence. We do not need commas on either side of the word, and there are no dependent clauses set up with it that we need to worry about either.

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Prefix title

Prefix is an English word with many meanings.

This article will explain what the word prefix means, where it originates from, and how to use it in a sentence.

Prefix Definition

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, prefix can be a noun or a verb.

As a noun, it can mean “a group of words placed at the beginning of a word to create a new word” or “a title used before a person’s name.”

As a verb, it can mean “to fix or appoint beforehand” or “to place in front.”

What is a prefix

Prefix Meaning

Let’s take a closer look at what each of these definitions means.

Prefix as a Noun

As a noun, prefix most commonly refers to a letter or group of letters that you attach before a root word in order to form a new word.

Common prefixes in English include:

  • micro- (which adds the meaning “small” to an adjective)
  • co- (which adds the meaning “together” to a verb)
  • anti- (which adds the meaning “opposite” or “against” to a noun)

Many prefixes in English come from Greek and Latin, so studying these languages can help you understand how English words are put together.

Common letter prefixes

The opposite of a prefix is a suffix, which is a group of letters that you attach to the end of a word

  • -er (which adds the meaning “more” to an adjective)
  • -est (which adds the meaning “most” to an adjective)
  • -ness (which turns an adjective into a noun)

We also use prefix to describe the title you put before someone’s name. For example, Mr., Mrs., and Dr. are all common prefixes.

Common name prefixes

Finally, we sometimes use prefix to refer to telephone numbers. In this context, prefix refers to the first set of digits after the country and area codes.

Here are some examples of the noun prefix used in a sentence:

  • Adding the prefix “un” to a word can transform the word into the opposite of what it would normally mean, such as when you say someone is “unkind” instead of “kind.”
  • “Pro” is a prefix that shows your support for a certain cause, such as when you say you’re “pro-suffrage.”
  • “Do you prefer the prefix Miss, Ms. or Mrs.?”

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Prefix as a Verb

As a verb, the basic meaning of prefix is “to place at the beginning.” For example, you might prefix a fancy title to your name if you want to impress everyone, which means you add a title like “Dr.” or “His Royal Highness” to the beginning of your name.

The verb prefix can also mean “to determine beforehand.” A restaurant might prefix the price of their menu for a special holiday, which means they charge a predetermined price regardless of which dishes you order.

Similarly, a taxi company might prefix the rate for a ride to and from the airport, which means they charge a predetermined fee regardless of how far you go.

Here are some other examples of the verb prefix used in a sentence:

  • She likes to prefix the word “literally” to almost everything she says.
  • This company prefixes the prices for the different services they offer.
  • I suspect that the corrupt mayor might have prefixed the winner of the last election.

Examples of Prefix in a Sentence

Let’s look at some examples of the word prefix in successful books.

“Our citizens must act as Americans; not as Americans with a prefix and qualifications; not as Irish-Americans, German-Americans, native Americans—but as Americans pure and simple.”—The Joy of Life by Mary Beth Smith

“He had just reached the time of life at which ‘young’ is ceasing to be the prefix of ‘man’ in speaking of one. He was at the brightest period of masculine life, for his intellect and emotions were clearly separate; he had passed the time during which the influence of youth indiscriminately mingles them in the character of impulse, and he had not yet arrived at the state wherein they become united again, in the character of prejudice, by the influence of a wife and family. In short, he was twenty-eight and a bachelor.”—Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

“All languages that derive from Latin form the word ‘compassion’ by combining the prefix meaning ‘with’ (com-) and the root meaning ‘suffering’ (Late Latin, passio). In other languages, Czech, Polish, German, and Swedish, for instance—this word is translated by a noun formed of an equivalent prefix combined with the word that means ‘feeling.’”—The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

“One could prefix the words ‘deranged lunatic insists’ to any headline, and only increase its accuracy. It’s practically implied, and the reading public would hardly read the little phrase as a disclaimer these days.”—The Damned Highway by Brian Keene and Nick Mamatas

“If you choose to say, ‘God can give a creature free will and at the same time withhold free will from it,’ you have not succeeded in saying anything about God: meaningless combinations of words do not suddenly acquire meaning simply because we prefix to them the two other words, ‘God can.’ It remains true that all things are possible with God: the intrinsic impossibilities are not things but nonentities.”—The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis

“Love affair. Doesn’t that sound so middle-aged? And also ill-fated. Like ill-fated is an understood prefix to love affair.”—Night of Cake and Puppets by Laini Taylor

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“An alliterative prefix served as an ornament of oratory.”—The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Origin of the Word Prefix

The word prefix was first used in the 16th century. It stems from the Latin word praefixum, meaning “fix in front, fasten on before.” This word is the combination of the Latin roots fix (meaning “attach”) and pre- (meaning “before”).

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One of my friends is an internet geek.

Every now and then, when he’s in a mean mood he will put a # infront of a word…

for example the last time he used it was ‘would you like some cheese to go with that #wine’

He won’t tell me what it means, just that I’m not 1337 (leet).

Anyone here able to shed any light?

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  • I am guessing from the context but is it an «ahem»?

    as in mmmm this is lovely, ahem, wine you have — ie the wine is shit.

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  • I would imagine he was using #wine as an insult so it probably is used to demonstrate the intent to use a different spelling than the one actually used-wine instead of Whine.

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  • All I know is it means that word is commented out. :confused:
    But as he’s not writing Perl/csh/Python, I’d say it can only mean one other thing — he’s a dick.

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    no idea. And now I feel old!

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  • KBBJKBBJ


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    Google gave me this, fwiw:

    That Mysterious # sign in Twitter…What Does it Mean?
    By kristinewirth | Jul 28, 2008I’ve recently started using Twitter a lot […] and would sometimes see people who post a tweet using a hash symbol (#) before a few words…I never gave it much thought until another person on Twitter wondered what the hash symbol (#) meant.

    Since I had seen it as well, I too got curious and so decided to do a little investigation…here’s what I found…

    The hash mark (#) before a word in a post allows you to tag that post for that word. However, in order to get tracked via a hash tag, you need to opt-in and follow http://twitter.com/hashtags. Once you’re following Hashtags, every time you make a post in Twitter and tag it with a hash mark like so: #iPhone, it will then show up as a real-time post on http://www.Hashtags.org.

    If you then visit Hashtags.org, you can click on any tag and it will show you all of the posts that have been tagged with that keyword.

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  • LOL he does it to wind me up, I know you can use it in certain lanugages to mark out comments and that it’s used before a hex code for colours etc

    But I’m assuming there is some slang meaning as well. I’ve tried urban dictionary which offers various uses for slang but none which would fit in any of the context he’s ever used it….

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  • Yes I’m on twitter, but it’s not making it a keyword for that sadly….

    I’m begining to think he has done it to wind me up, knowing no matter how much I google it, it will never be found! :-P

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  • Yes I’m on twitter, but it’s not making it a keyword for that sadly….

    I’m begining to think he has done it to wind me up, knowing no matter how much I google it, it will never be found! :-P

    does he look like one of the chaps from the IT Crowd?

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    Maybe it’s not a hash sign at all then, but a musical ‘sharp’. He’s telling you his voice is going up a bit when he types certain words. :D

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  • Yes I’m on twitter, but it’s not making it a keyword for that sadly….

    I’m begining to think he has done it to wind me up, knowing no matter how much I google it, it will never be found! :-P

    think this is right….

    I would imagine he was using #wine as an insult so it probably is used to demonstrate the intent to use a different spelling than the one actually used-wine instead of Whine.

    because # is leet for H and remember sad tinternet geeks do spell things wrong on purpose. teh — being one.

    think about it, were you actually winging when your friend made the comment or were you actually talking about wine?

    Your friend is a bit sad and deluding himself he is elite by not explaining it to you.

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  • ^^^ Crikey, rage much?

    Maybe even an IRC channel reference?

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  • ^^^ Crikey, rage much?

    Maybe even an IRC channel reference?

    I thought about IRC, but then I decided against hit…. suggesting a word is a channel isn’t really in the context either…. Thinking about it more and the txts hes replying with, I’m certain he’s winding me up! :rolleyes:

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    As stated above — it means number — if it’s put before a letter, the person using it generally doesn’t know what it means either

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  • Maybe it’s not a hash sign at all then, but a musical ‘sharp’. He’s telling you his voice is going up a bit when he types certain words. :D

    Noooo — a sharp is a different symbol!

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    Noooo — a sharp is a different symbol!

    Well, there might be an official way to get it using alt + somefancycode, but the hash sign’s close enough for me. :)

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  • I’ve never encountered its use other than to denote a number.

    #9 Dream for example.

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  • One of my friends is an internet geek.

    Every now and then, when he’s in a mean mood he will put a # infront of a word…

    for example the last time he used it was ‘would you like some cheese to go with that #wine’

    He won’t tell me what it means, just that I’m not 1337 (leet).

    Anyone here able to shed any light?

    Just reply back to him with «you are a ~tw @at"

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  • Can people who use 1337 be considered in the same way as BMW drivers?

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  • As stated above — it means number — if it’s put before a letter, the person using it generally doesn’t know what it means either

    Yes, one meaning of it is number, but there are many other uses of # other than to denote a number. Some have been mentioned already in the very thread.

    I’m not sure what context your friend is using it in, but if it’s in something like twitter, yammer or a blogging system then it’s usually just hash-tagging. I know someone who does this even in email through habit! lol

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    sorry op, I have no #idea what it means ;)

    seriously, just start doing it back to him :p

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  • I don’t have a hash key on my keyboard :(

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    I don’t have a hash key on my keyboard :(

    keep it copy pasted in a notedpad, haha.

    what keyboard doesn’t have a # key?

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  • keep it copy pasted in a notedpad, haha.

    what keyboard doesn’t have a # key?

    A mac one.

    There’s a one for it in the fonts thing but not one on the keyboard.

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  • One of my friends is an internet geek.

    Every now and then, when he’s in a mean mood he will put a # infront of a word…

    for example the last time he used it was ‘would you like some cheese to go with that #wine’

    He won’t tell me what it means, just that I’m not 1337 (leet).

    Anyone here able to shed any light?

    In leet # can be used as an ‘H’ or phoenetically as the sound ‘sh’. He’s probably just calling you a swine, or hinting to stop moaning :cool:

    y0ur fr13nd 1s 4 m|_|pp37 r34lly :D

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If you want to work smarter, not harder, when learning English, look at English prefixes.

Prefixes are letters that go at the beginning of words and change their meanings—learn some prefixes and you can learn hundreds of new words easily!

Think about the prefix un-, which means “not” and appears in words like unhappy (not happy), unable (not able), unpopular (not popular) and unnatural (not natural).

English prefixes can help you add to your English vocabulary knowledge and communicate better in general.

Contents

  • What Is a Prefix in English?
  • 40 Common Prefixes in English to Help Build Your Vocabulary
    • Ambi- (both)
    • Anti- (against)
    • Astro- (star)
    • Bi- (two)
    • Co- (together)
    • Con- (against or opposite)
    • De- (down)
    • Dis- (opposite or not)
    • Em- (to make or put into)
    • Extra- (more than)
    • Fore- (before or front)
    • Hetero- (different)
    • Hind- (after or back)
    • Homo- (same)
    • Im- (opposite or not)
    • In- (opposite or not)
    • Inter- (between)
    • Mal- (bad or wrong)
    • Mid- (middle)
    • Mis- (wrong)
    • Mono- (one)
    • Non- (without)
    • On- (near or connected)
    • Pan- (all)
    • Ped- (foot)
    • Post- (after)
    • Pre- (before)
    • Pro- (forward or for)
    • Re- (again)
    • Semi- (half)
    • Sub- (below)
    • Sur- (over)
    • Trans- (across or changed)
    • Tri- (three)
    • Twi- (two)
    • Ultra- (beyond)
    • Un- (opposite or not)
    • Uni- (one)
    • Under- (not enough)
    • Up- (higher or better)
  • How to Learn Prefixes in English
    • Study a list
    • Find prefixes in your entertainment
    • Use online quizzes and resources


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What Is a Prefix in English?

In English, many words are made up of prefixes, root words and suffixes.

A root word is the base of a word. It’s a simple word with a clear meaning that can be used alone or with the addition of prefixes and suffixes.

Prefixes are combinations of letters that go before a root word to change its meaning.

Suffixes are combinations of letters that go after a root word to change its meaning.

Technically, you can add many prefixes and many suffixes to make a super long English word. But for now, let’s just keep it simple!

When you’re learning vocabulary, it’s helpful to learn the definitions of common prefixes. In studying, you’ll find many new words that start with each prefix.

Knowing prefixes in English can also be helpful if you come across an unfamiliar word. You can break the word down to find the root word and the prefix. If you know what the prefix means, you’ll have a better idea of what the word means, too.

Now, let’s move on to the prefixes!

40 Common Prefixes in English to Help Build Your Vocabulary

Here are 40 common prefixes along with their definition and two or three examples of words that contain each prefix. As we mentioned before, study this list and add other example words as you find them!

By the way, if you’re unsure how to pronounce any of the words on this list, we recommend looking them up in an interactive pronunciation dictionary like Forvo.

Ambi- (both)

ambidextrous — capable of using both your right and left hands

ambivalent — open to both or multiple interpretations of something

Anti- (against)

antidote — a cure that acts against poison

antihero — an unlikely hero, a hero who goes against the norm

Astro- (star)

astronomy – the study of stars

astronaut – a person trained to travel to the stars

Bi- (two)

biannual — two times a year

bicycle — a vehicle with two wheels

binoculars — a viewing instrument with two lenses

Co- (together)

cohabitate — live together

cooperate — work together

Con- (against or opposite)

contradict — to say the opposite thing as someone else

confront — to go against someone or something

De- (down)

descend — to go down

deflate — to be emptied, taken down

Dis- (opposite or not)

disappear — to do the opposite of appear; to vanish

dissatisfied — not satisfied

Em- (to make or put into)

empower — to make powerful

embrace — to put into a hug

Extra- (more than)

extraordinary — more than ordinary, special

extravagant — more elaborate than it needs to be

Fore- (before or front)

foresee — to see before it happens

forehead — the front of the head

Hetero- (different)

heterosexual — attracted to a different sex

heterogeneous — used to describe a group of many different things

Hind- (after or back)

hindsight — to see or understand after something happened

hindquarters — back legs of an animal

Homo- (same)

homogeneous — of the same kind

homosexual — attracted to the same sex

homonym — two words that are pronounced the same

Im- (opposite or not)

impossible — not possible

impractical — not practical

In- (opposite or not)

incomplete — not complete

incompatible — not compatible

Inter- (between)

international — between nations

interactive — action between people or objects

Mal- (bad or wrong)

malfunction — functions wrongly

malicious — bad or evil

Mid- (middle)

midpoint — the middle point

midnight — the middle of the night

Mis- (wrong)

misfit — a person whose attitude or personality is wrong for a group

mistake — to do something wrong

Mono- (one)

monotheistic — belief in one god

monocle — glasses for just one eye

Non- (without)

nonsense — without sense

nonfiction — without elements of fiction

On- (near or connected)

online — connected to the internet

onlooker — someone watching from nearby

Pan- (all)

panorama — a complete view of all the area

pandemic — a diseases that covers all of a country or the world

Ped- (foot)

pedal — a lever operated by your foot

pedestrian — a person walking on foot

Post- (after)

postpartum — after birth

postscript — an added note after a letter

Pre- (before)

prefix — letters that come before a word to change its meaning

precaution — taking caution before something happens

preview — a partial view before you see the rest of something

Pro- (forward or for)

proceed — to move forward

pro-government — for the government

Re- (again)

repeat — say it again

revisit — visit again

reconstruct — build again

Semi- (half)

semicircle — half a circle

semi-formal — halfway between casual and formal

Sub- (below)

subzero — below zero

submarine — a vessel that travels below water

Sur- (over)

surpass — to go over what was expected

surreal — bizarre, to be over what’s normal

Trans- (across or changed)

transportation — to travel across a space

transform — a change in appearance

Tri- (three)

tricycle — a vehicle with three wheels

triangle — a shape with three sides

Twi- (two)

twins — two people born at the same time

twice — happening two times

Ultra- (beyond)

ultrasonic — a frequency beyond human hearing

ultraviolet — beyond the spectrum of human vision

Un- (opposite or not)

undone — not done

uncomfortable — not comfortable

unbelievable — not believable

Uni- (one)

unicorn — a fictional horse with one horn

unicycle — a vehicle with only one wheel

Under- (not enough)

understaffed — not enough staff

underperform — to not perform well enough

Up- (higher or better)

uplift — to lift something or someone higher

upstairs — the higher level of a house

How to Learn Prefixes in English

How do you practice English prefixes? Prefixes are hidden in hundreds of words that you hear every day, but how can you be smart about learning them?

Study a list

One idea is to study a list of common prefixes, like the list we shared above.

It can be helpful to memorize these prefixes and their definitions.

If you think of any other example words that use these prefixes, you can add them to the list to practice.

As you continue to study English, you can add any new prefixes you’ve learned to the list as well. Make sure to also write down example words so you can practice using the new prefix.

Find prefixes in your entertainment

Another way to study is to practice finding prefixes in English conversations, movies, books, magazines and videos. Write down any words with prefixes and try to guess what the word means before you use a dictionary.

When you’re watching movies, series or other types of videos, use subtitles so it’s easier to spot these little words. The movie scenes, trailers and comedy sketches on the FluentU language program have interactive subtitles that can give you more information on prefixes, like definitions and other videos that feature them.

Use online quizzes and resources

In order to see how much you’ve learned, it can be helpful to take a quiz about prefixes. There are many quizzes out there for you to use. We’ve listed a few here:

  • ProProfs has a quiz that focuses on the definitions of prefixes. It has questions like: “Which prefix means “not”?” with multiple-choice answers. This is a great way to study prefixes on their own.
  • English Media Lab focuses on words with prefixes instead of just the definitions. This quiz is a slightly higher level. It can help you see if you’ve improved and test your knowledge of prefixes and vocabulary in general.
  • The prefixes and suffixes quiz on Quizizz is for advanced learners. This quiz is focused on grammar and asks questions about how to use prefixes. These are also multiple-choice questions, and you can create a free account to see the correct answers to each question.

Now that you’ve learned these 40 prefixes, it’s time to practice what you’ve learned. Practice using prefixes in conversation, and listen for when other English speakers use them.

In no time, you’ll realize that you can determine the meanings of hundreds of new vocabulary words. By just learning these prefixes, you’re well on your way to mastering the English language.


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I am reading The Rifters Trilogy by Peter Watts and wonder, what does it mean, when the author sometimes uses words with an apostrophe before them? As I have figured, that is some sort of way of making the word special, but what way exactly?

For reference: the text is available online for free, I am talking about the third book in the trilogy, the “Behemoth“. If you search the page, you can easily find occurences of 'skin, 'lawbreaker, 'scaphe and maybe several others.

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As per the request, here are three use cases:

Clarke turns her head sideways for a better view; the muscles in her neck tighten against the added drag. Erickson’s flesh, exposed through the tear in his diveskin, is fish-belly white. It looks like gashed, bleeding plastic. His capped eyes look even deader than the flesh beneath his ‘skin. He gibbers. His vocoder cobbles nonsense syllables together as best it can.

A comm panel decorates the bulkhead within easy reach. He taps it. “Ambient channel. Grace. How are you coming with those ‘skins?”

He dragged her to safety, to an evacuation ‘scaphe hovering uncertainly over a station already emptied of personnel.

But her friends had set their sights a lot higher than Achilles Desjardins; they were out to liberate every ‘lawbreaker on the planet.

Sudbury’s senior ‘lawbreakers had worked between floors twenty and twenty-four. It had been lucky that Desjardins had managed to raise the alarm before they’d been hit.

Answer

Apostrophes are used to indicate dropped letters in a word. We are mostly familiar with them in contractions like don’t and isn’t but they can be used in other places too.

Once upon a time they were used to indicate shortening of words by omitting their initial part. It was once common to write phone (a shortening of telephone) as ‘phone. Another common use was ‘bus (short for omnibus). Both, of course, can now be used as words in their own right.

In your passage the author is attempting to convey that ‘skins and ‘scaphe are short forms of longer words. ‘skin is probably short for diveskin. ‘scaphe might well be short for bathyscaphe, but without knowing the work I can’t say for sure.

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What is word formation in grammar? and what are the methods of word formation? What are prefixes and suffixes?

Word formation definition: 

Merriam Webster dictionary defines word formation as the formation of words in a language by the processes of derivation and composition.

We usually add a prefix or suffix to make new words. How are prefixes and suffixes alike? Both are a type of affix and both can change a word’s meaning. 

Word formation prefixes and suffixes in English: Word formation examples lists

Word formation suffixes and prefixes (important word formation lists)

List of prefixes and suffixes

Generally, we use prefixes and suffixes to make new words. This post deals with words with prefixes and suffixes.

Word formation prefixes

Prefix meaning

A prefix is defined as a letter or group of letters that we add to the beginning of a word to form new words. Prefixes can be used to guess the meaning of words.

Below is a high-quality poster that can be printed out. The poster contains prefixes list, their meanings, and examples. Also, there is a link to an outstanding video on prefixes

Prefix examples

Look at the words tie, retie and untie.  What do they have in common? ( prefix of tie)

They all include the word tie. So the word tie is the root word or base word. Adding a prefix changes the meaning of the root.

Adding a prefix changes the meaning of the root.

Here are lists of common prefixes and suffixes, along with their meanings and examples, that we use in word formation.

The word formation examples list below shows prefixes (word building prefixes)




What prefix means new? What is the prefix for new and recent?

The prefix meaning new and recent is neo-

The prefix of tie is un- (untie)

The prefix of look is over- (overlook which means fail to notice = misheed)

The prefix with present or potent is omni- (omnipresent, omnipotent)

The prefix of appeared is dis-. It means the opposite of. (disappeared is the opposite of appeared).

The prefix of able is un- or dis- (Examples: unable, disable)

The prefix of see is un- or for- (Examples: unsee, forsee)

The prefix of paid is under- (underpaid)

The prefix for potent is im- (impotent)

The prefix for tied is un- (untied)

The prefix of populated is un- (unpopulated which means uninhabited)

The prefix for the word trust is dis- , un- or mis- ( we can say distrust, untrust or mistrust. All of them mean lack of trust or confidence)

The prefix for accurate is in- (inaccurate which means not accurate or incorrect or wrong)

The prefix of use is mis- (misuse which means use in the wrong way or badly) (The prefix mis means wrongly or badly)

The prefix of necessary is un- (unnecessary)

The prefix that means recent is neo- (Words with prefix neo-)

The prefix for tie (tie prefix) is un- (untie)

The poster below shows over 10 examples of prefixes

prefixes and suffixes

20 examples of prefixes with their meanings

The prefixes in-, im-, il-, ir-, un-, dis- have the same meaning. They mean ‘opposite of’ or ‘not’. When we add these prefixes to a word, they give its opposite.

Prefixes examples and prefixes rules and tips

  • im– is used before a word beginning with ‘m’ or ‘p’ {e.g. Immature, impatient…}

    Adjectives beginning with c usually take the prefix in{e.g.  incorrect…}

  • il– is used before a word beginning with ‘l’ {e.g. illiterate, illegal…}

  • ir–  is used before a word beginning with ‘r’ {e.g. irregular, irrelevant…} What does the prefix ir mean? The prefix ir means ‘opposite of’ or ‘not’

  • There are no rules for in– , un– and dis

  • We can also use the prefixes un– and dis– with verbs to form their opposites. (e.g. untie, unfasten, unpack, undo, unlock, undress, disagree, disappear, dislike, disqualify, disobey, disconnect etc.)
  • dis meaning (with adjectives, adverbs and nouns): The prefix dis- in adjectives, adverbs and nouns mean ‘not’ or ‘opposite of’ (dishonest, disagreeably, disadvantage)
  • in prefix meaning (meaning of the prefix in-)  (in prefix): The prefix in means ‘not’ or ‘opposite of’ (in prefix words: incorrect (= not correct), infinite, inaccurate, inactive, inadequate, incapable, incoherent, incomplete, indirect…) (words with the prefix in)
  • The prefix of able can be dis-, un– or en-. Here are some examples: disable (verb), unable (adjective), enable (verb).

Prefix video

  • Word formation suffixes

What is a suffix in English? /What does suffix mean? / Suffix meaning formation?

A suffix is the letters or syllables that we add to the end of a word to create new words. Using suffixes to form new words is a good way to enrich your vocabulary.

suffixes

suffix for formation

As we said before, we add prefix or suffix to make new words. Knowing the different suffixes can enable you to guess the meaning of new words and recognize whether the word is a verb, a noun, an adjective, an adverb, etc.

The suffix can change the spelling of the original word. For example, the -e ending of the verb createand the adjective wiseis omitted when the suffix is added.

  • Create → creation
  • wise→ wisdom

Adding the suffixes change the spelling of the original word.

In the English language, not only do suffixes change the spelling of the original word but they also change the word’s part of speech. For example, the suffix ly changes adjectives to adverbs. (brave (adjective) → bravely (adverb), correct → correctly )

Here is a list of common suffixes (suffixes list/suffix examples) 

prefixes and suffixes

suffixes examples

Suffixes tips:

  • The suffix less meaning (less definition): The suffix less means ‘without’.
  • al suffix meaning: The suffix al in adjectives means ‘having the quality of’ or ‘connected with’. The suffix al in nouns means ‘the state or process of’
  • able suffix meaning: The suffix able means ‘that can or must be’ or ‘having the quality of’

The table below displays more suffixes with meaning and examples (suffix words)

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Prefixes and Suffixes Exercises / Prefixes and suffixes worksheet (Word formation exercises)

In the exercises below, you should add prefixes and suffixes to the words in the sentences so that they are meaningful sentences.

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct prefix. Make any necessary changes

  1. He has never been to school. He is …………literate. He can’t write and read.
  2. Male students …………..number female students in rural areas.
  3. He is so ……..……honest that nobody trusts him.
  4. My father is ……..…..partial. He does not discriminate between his children.
  5. I’m sorry to …….…….pronounce your name.
  6. Children in some African countries are ………..fed. They suffer from hunger.
  7. China is an………..…populated country. It has over a billion people.
  8. It is ……….…responsible of some students not to prepare for their exams and resort to cheating.
  9. Big cities are usually ………………..crowded.
  10. It’s ………………moral to smoke in class and expose students to danger.
  11. Most workers are complaining that they are ………………paid.

B. Complete with the right suffixes. Make any necessary changes.

  1. Georgia is cap……………….of helping you with your problems. Why don’t you ask her to?
  2. Be care………………! A car is coming.
  3. The best treat………..……..for obesity is doing sport every day.
  4. Our factory has installed two video cameras for secure ………………reasons.
  5. An anonym………………person called me twice last night.
  6. The belief that things will improve is called optim……….., whereas the belief that things will get worse is called pessim……..
  7. The legs of these trousers are too long. Could you short…………..them for me, please?
  8. Don’t be pessimist……..…….. Everything will be all right.
  9. Could you simple ………..………..your instructions, please?
  10. Nobody can understand this sentence. It is meaning…………
  11. Criticize…………………is useful on condition that it is constructive.
  12. He does exercise every day so as to strength……………his muscles.
  13. The news of his best friend’s death sad……..….….him.
  14. I don’t see any similar…………….between the two presidents.
  15. She works very hard. She has the able…….………to succeed.
  16. For further inform………..….., contact me on this mobile number.

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What are the 10 examples of prefix?

Prefix Prefix meaning Words with prefixes/ examples of prefixes/prefixes examples
en- cause to be/make/put into enrich, enlarge, encircle, enable, endanger…
re- do again/back rewrite, reread, resend, readmit, re-advertise, reaffirm…
pre- before/earlier prehistoric, preplan, pretest…
post- after postgraduate, post-war, post hoc, posthumous, postmodifier, postmortem…
non- not/ not connected with non-alcoholic, non-governmental, non-aligned, non-essential…
under- too little/ not enough undercooked, underpaid, undercharge, underdone, underfed…
mis- wrongly/badly misunderstand, misbehave, misapply, misdeed…
self- by oneself self-education, self-analysis, self-confidence, self-assured…
multi- many / more than one multinational, multimedia, multi-access, multicolored…
bi- twice/ two/double bilingual, biannual, bicameral, bicycle, biennial…
Neo Prefix meaning new/recent neo-Georgian, neo-colonialism, neo-fascist, neoliberal,
Tri- Prefix meaning three Tricycle, triatomic, triacid, tri-band, tri-focused, tri-camera photography

Words with Both Prefixes and Suffixes List

Here is a list of words with a prefix and suffix and a root.

  • Unhelpful
  • undoubtedly
  • Unacceptable
  • Uninteresting
  • Unconsciousness
  • Unsuccessful
  • Unsuccessfully
  • Impossibly
  • Antidisestablishmentarianism
  • Disrespectful
  • Disrespectfully
  • Distasteful
  • Disconnected
  • Disloyalty
  • Ilogically
  • Nonconformist
  • Replacement
  • Reappearance
  • Immeasureable

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