Commonly used Prefixes in English

This story will enlighten you with examples of some of the most commonly used prefixes in English. So, check out!

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Prefixes are letters or groups of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word. E.g. - 'ex-', 'a-', 'omni-'.

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Let's begin with the list of most popular prefixes.

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1.a- / anti: not, opposite; e.g.- atheist, antibody 2.after-: following something; e.g. - afterbirth, afterlife 3.auto-: by oneself; e.g. - automatic, autocrat

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4. bi-: two; e.g., binary, bilingual 5. back-: behind; e.g.- background 6.co-, com-, cor-: together; e.g. - copilot, correlate, comrade

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7. dis-: negative; e.g.- disapprove, dissociate 8. down-: from higher to lower; e.g. - downpour 9. ex-: past; e.g. - ex-wife 10. fore-: before; e.g. - forefront

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11. homo-: same; e.g. - homogeneous 12. hyper-: more; e.g. - hyperactive 13. inter-: between; e.g. - interstate 14. mid-: middle; e.g. - midlife

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15. micro-/mini-: micro-organisms, minivan 16. non-: not; non-violence 17. over-: excess; overpower

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18. poly-: many; polygon 19. post-: after; postpone 20. re-: again; redo, repeat

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