Prefixes in Rus and Eng

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Going away from a place of origin:

от-
off, aside.
от- (aside) + ложить (to lay) = отложить – to set aside
вы-
out.
вы- (out) + ход (movement) = выход – exit
у-
away.
у- (away) + бить (beat) = убить – to kill
из-
from.
из- (from) + влечь (draw) = извлечь – extract

Getting to a destination:
под-
approach; coming “up to”.
под- (coming to) + сказать (to say) = подсказать – to suggest, to
prompt.
в-
in. within.
в- (in) + ход (movement) = вход – entrance
при-
arrival.
при (arrival) + земля (the ground) + -ся (reflexive) =
приземлиться – to land.
до-
reaching.
до- (reaching) + гнать (to chase) = догнать – to catch [up to]

In getting from the beginning to the end:


пере-
across; over.
пере- (over) + садить (to put) = пересадка – transplant
про-
through
про- (through) + водить (to carry) = провод – wire, conduit
на-
on.
на- (on) + лить (to pour) = налить – to spill
за-
drop in
за- (dropping in) + грузить (to load) = загрузить (to download)
воз-
up.
воз- (up) + брать (bring) + -ся (reflexive) = взбираться – to climb
с-
down.
с- (down) + крыть (cover) = скрыть – to hide

The rest:
раз-
out in all directions.
раз- (into all directions) + лететь (to fly) = разлететь – to scatter
со-
in from all directions.
со- (from all directions) + брать (bring) = собирать – to gather
об-
around. about.
об- (around) + нимать (to press) = обнимать – to embrace
по-
by increment of. a bit of.
по- (a bit of) + есть (to eat) = поесть – to have a bit to eat

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