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    Prefixes are letters added to the beginning of words to change their meaning. Common prefixes include "pro-" meaning in favor of, "re-" meaning again, and "semi-" meaning half. Prefixes can change a word's meaning to the opposite, make it negative, or indicate relations of time, place, or manner. Whether to hyphenate a prefixed word depends on its individual entries in a dictionary.

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    Prefixes are letters added to the beginning of words to change their meaning. Common prefixes include "pro-" meaning in favor of, "re-" meaning again, and "semi-" meaning half. Prefixes can change a word's meaning to the opposite, make it negative, or indicate relations of time, place, or manner. Whether to hyphenate a prefixed word depends on its individual entries in a dictionary.

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    Prefixes are letters added to the beginning of words to change their meaning. Common prefixes include "pro-" meaning in favor of, "re-" meaning again, and "semi-" meaning half. Prefixes can change a word's meaning to the opposite, make it negative, or indicate relations of time, place, or manner. Whether to hyphenate a prefixed word depends on its individual entries in a dictionary.

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    Prefixes are letters added to the beginning of words to change their meaning. Common prefixes include "pro-" meaning in favor of, "re-" meaning again, and "semi-" meaning half. Prefixes can change a word's meaning to the opposite, make it negative, or indicate relations of time, place, or manner. Whether to hyphenate a prefixed word depends on its individual entries in a dictionary.

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    Prefixes pro- in favour of pro-communist, pro-
    from English Grammar Today democracy
    Prefixes are letters which we add to the beginning of a word to make a new word with a re- again reconsider, redo, rewrite
    different meaning. Prefixes can, for example, create a new word opposite in meaning to the semi- half semicircle, semi-retired
    word the prefix is attached to. They can also make a word negative or express relations of sub- under, below submarine, sub-Saharan
    time, place or manner. Here are some examples: super- above, beyond super-hero, supermodel
    base word prefixed word type of meaning tele- at a distance television, telepathic
    possible impossible opposite trans- across transatlantic, transfer
    able unable opposite/negation ultra- extremely ultra-compact, ultrasound
    payment non-payment negation un- remove, reverse, not undo, unpack, unhappy
    war pre-war time (before) under- less than, beneath undercook, underestimate
    terrestrial extraterrestrial place (outside up- make or move higher upgrade, uphill
    of/beyond) Writing prefixes: hyphens (super-hero or supermodel)
    cook overcook manner (too much) There are no absolute rules for when to use a hyphen or when to write a prefixed word as
    I’m sorry I was  unable to attend the meeting. one whole word (see the examples in the table). A good learner’s dictionary will tell you how
    Non-payment of fees could result in a student being asked to leave the course. to write a prefixed word.
    Has anyone ever really met an  extraterrestrial  being? (meaning a being from another
    planet)
    The meat was overcooked and quite tasteless.
     
    The most common prefixes
    prefix meaning examples
    anti- against/opposed to anti-government, anti-
    racist, anti-war
    auto- self autobiography, automobile
    de- reverse or change de-classify, decontaminate,
    demotivate
    dis- reverse or remove disagree, displeasure,
    disqualify
    down- reduce or lower downgrade, downhearted
    extra- beyond extraordinary,
    extraterrestrial
    hyper- extreme hyperactive, hypertension
    il-, im-, in-, ir- not illegal, impossible,
    insecure, irregular
    inter- between interactive, international
    mega- very big, important megabyte, mega-deal,
    megaton
    mid- middle midday, midnight, mid-
    October
    mis- incorrectly, badly misaligned, mislead,
    misspelt
    non- not non-payment, non-smoking
    over- too much overcook, overcharge,
    overrate
    out- go beyond outdo, out-perform, outrun
    post- after post-election, post-war
    pre- before prehistoric, pre-war

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