Grammar

Most Common Prefixes, Meaning and Examples

A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word. Adding it to the beginning of one word changes it into another word. Here is Most Common Prefixes, Meaning and Examples;

Prefix	Meaning	Example
Anti-	Against	Antifreeze, antithesis
De-	Opposite	Decode, decompose
Dis-	Not, opposite of	Disconnect, disembark
Em-	Cause to	Embrace, emphasis
En-	Cause to	Encode, encounter
Fore-	Before	Forecast, foresight
In-	İn	Infield, infiltrate
Im-	İn	Imbalance
In-, im-, il-, ir-	Not	Injustice, impossible, irregular
Inter-	Between	International, interact
Mid-	Middle	Midday, midway

Prefix	Meaning	Example
Mis-	Wrongly	Misfire, misunderstand
Non-	Not	Nonsense, nonexist
Over-	Over	Overlook, overdue
Pre-	Before	Prefix, preschool
Re-	Again	Regain, return, rebuild
Semi-	Half	Semifinal, semicircle
Sub-	Under	Subeditor, subterranean
Super-	Above,	Superman, superstar
Trans-	Across	Transatlantic, transport
Un-	Not	Unfriendly, unsatisfied
Under-	Under	Understand, undersea