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Past tense of prefix

regular verb

The past tense of prefix is prefixed. The past participle is also prefixed.

Forms of prefix

Base form (V1)prefix /ˈpɹiːfɪks/
Past tense (V2)prefixed
Past participle (V3)prefixed
Present participleprefixing
Third person singularprefixes

Prefixed in a sentence

  • They duly arrived at the prefixed hour.
  • His requests for money were usually prefixed by an apology.
  • These markers are suffixed, prefixed, infixed and even at times ambifixed.2008, Anderson, Gregory D. S, The Munda Languages. From the entry ambifix
  • Both an acrostic argument and a nonacrostic argument are prefixed to some of Plautus's comedies.1990, Alexander Hamilton, Robert Micklus, The History of the Ancient and Honorable Tuesday Club, page 38. From the entry nonacrostic
  • Gradually, the whole organization will outbranch the service from one place to another, in accordance with a prefixed schedule.1939, Leonidio Ribeiro, (Please provide the book title or journal name). From the entry outbranch

Meaning of prefix

  1. noun A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.
  2. noun A set of digits placed before a telephone number, to indicate where the number is based, what type of phone number it is (landline, mobile, toll-free, premium rate etc.).
  3. noun A title added to a person's name, such as Mr. or Dr.

Full definition of prefix

Questions about the past tense of prefix

What is the past tense of prefix?
The past tense of prefix is prefixed.
What is the past participle of prefix?
The past participle of prefix is prefixed.
Is prefix a regular or irregular verb?
Prefix is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: prefix (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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