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A prefix is a morpheme added at the beginning of a word to change the meaning or function of the word. Below are some of the most common prefixes and their meanings:
List of the Most Common English PrefixesPrefixMeaning/sExample
a, annot or withoutasexualityaer, aeroairaerodynamicsantebeforeantecedentantiagainstantibodyautoselfautobiography bitwobicycle biolifebiotechnologycent, centihundred/thcentimeter circumaroundcircumcisioncotogethercooperatecom, con, col, corwith or togetherconferencecontra/controagainstcontroversy, contradictioncounteroppositecounterclockwisedetaking something awaydehydrationexformerex-wifeextrabeyondextraordinaryforebeforeforeseeinextremelyinvaluablein, il, im, irnotirrelevantinterbetweeninternationalintrawithinintramuralkilothousandkilogrammalbadlymalpracticemidin the middle ofmid-termmillithousand/thmilligramminismallminiskirtmisbad, wrongmisinterpretmultimanymultilingualnonnotnonsenseoutto a greater degreeoutrunovertoo muchoverpopulation postafterpostpartum prebeforepreview proin favor ofpro-lifetransacrosstransatlantictrithreetricolor unnot. oppositeunconditionalUni one, singleuniform
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