pre-

Use pre- in a sentence

prefix

Pre is defined as something that happens before the next word.

An example of the pre prefix is preschool or school you attend before you officially start school.
An example of the pre prefix is preheat, or to heat an oven before you put something in to cook.

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pre-

before in time, earlier (than), prior (to): presuppose, prewar
before in place, in front (of), anterior (to): preaxial
before in rank, superior (to), surpassing: preeminent
preliminary to, in preparation for: preschool
before the usual or expected time for doing so: preapprove, preprogrammed

Origin of pre-

Middle English from Old French and L: Classical Latin prae- from prae, before, in front of from Indo-European an unverified form prai, variant, variety of base an unverified form per, beyond from source fore, first

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pre-

prefix

a. Earlier; before; prior to: prehistoric.
b. Preparatory; preliminary: premedical.
c. In advance: prepay.
Anterior; in front of: preaxial.

Origin of pre-

Middle English from Old French from Latin prae- from prae before, in front ; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.

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