Prefixes

23 Prefixes List, Meaning and Examples

Prefixes, consisting of syllables or syllables added to the beginning of a word or the root of a word, to change the meaning of another word, enable English-speaking people to create new words and make these newly created words easy to understand. Learning these prefixes, which make English quite colorful and somewhat complex, helps you learn new words. For this reason, you should learn these prefixes and the meanings they add to the sentence.

Prefix	Meaning	Example
Anti-	Against	Antifreeze, antithesis
De-	Opposite	Decode, decompose
Dis-	Not, opposite of	Disconnect, disembark
Em-	Cause to	Embrace, emphasis
En–	Cause to	Encode, encounter
Fore-	Before	Forecast, foresight
In-	İn	Infield, infiltrate
Im-	İn	Imbalance
In-, im-, il-, ir–	Not	Injustice, impossible, irregular
Inter-	Between	International, interact
Mid-	Middle	Midday, midway

Prefix	Meaning	Example
Mis-	Wrongly	Misfire, misunderstand
Non-	Not	Nonsense, nonexist
Over-	Over	Overlook, overdue
Pre-	Before	Prefix, preschool
Re-	Again	Regain, return, rebuild
Semi-	Half	Semifinal, semicircle
Sub-	Under	Subeditor, subterranean
Un-	Not	Unfriendly, unsatisfied
Under-	Under	Understand, undersea