Common Prefixes

Prefix Meaning Example

1. bi two biped, biannual
2. re again reconsider, rewind
3. retro backward retrospect, retroactive
4. hyper over hyperactive, hypertension
5. hypo under hypoactive, hypodermic
6. dis not disconnected, disappear
7. un not unsure, undecided
. sub below submarine, subway
!. super above supervisor, superman
1". tri three triangle, tricycle
11. semi hal# semiannual, semiautomatic
12. mis wrong misspell, misunderstood
13. neo new neoclassical, neophyte
14. trans across transatlantic, transport
15. ploy many polymer, polygraph
16. circum around circumnavigate, circum#erence
17. omni all omnipresent, omnivorous
1. anti against or opposite anticlockwise, antibiotic
1!. ante be#ore antecedent, antenatal
2". auto sel# autobiography, autopilot
21. pre be#ore prepare, prehistoric
22. post a#ter postnatal, postgraduate
23. pro #or or #orward propose, promote
24. in not insane, inhuman
25. il not illogical, illegal
26. im not immature, imper#ect
27. ir not irrelevant, irregular
2. inter between international, inter#ace
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