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pre-
(PREE)before
Latin for before. A preview comes before the show; prehistoric is before history.
prefixLatin
Place & directionExample words
preview
to see before the full release
predict
to say before — to guess what will happen
prehistoric
from a time before written history
precede
to go before
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing pre-, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
predict
to say something will happen before it does
prevent
to come before and stop something
precede
to go before
prefer
to carry one thing in front of another (as a choice)
prehistoric
from a time before written history
preview
to see before the full release
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 4, 5
- L.4.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
Place & direction. Roots that locate things: under, over, between, before, after.
Browse all place & direction roots →L.4.4bL.5.4b