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4 Prefixes
A prefix is a letter or a set of letters that are added before a word to change its
meaning.
Here is a list of prefixes with their meaning and examples.
co- de- dis- em-
with away from not cause to
co-worker, co-pilot defrost, derail disagree, disappear embrace, embed
en- ex- extra- fore-
put into out of beyond before
enclose, engulf exhale, export extraordinary, forecast, forehead
extraterrestrial
il- im- in- in-
not not not into
illegal, illiterate impossible, impolite incorrect, inactive inject, inside
ir- micro- mid- mis-
not small middle wrongly
irresponsible, microscope, midfielder, midway misbehave, misuse
irrelevant microfilm
non- post- pre- re-
without after before again
nonviolent, post-lunch, prefix, preschool reappear, refill
nonsense postpone
semi- sub- tri- un-
half under three not
semicircle, semi-final submerge, subtitle triangle, tricycle unable, unfriendly
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