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pre-

UK/pɹɛ//pɹɛ/

pre- prefix: before; physically in front of.

Prefix

pre-

  1. Before; physically in front of.
    1. Synonym of anterior.
  2. Before; earlier in time; beforehand.
    Synonyms:
    ante-, fore-

pre- meaning in Hindi and Malayalam

pre- in Hindi

before
पूर्व pūrv

pre- in Malayalam

മുൻ, മുമ്പ്, മുമ്പിൽ

Synonyms of pre-

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of pre-

Forms of pre-

alternative formp͛-
alternative form (archaic)prae-
alternative form (archaic)præ-

Origin of pre-

From Middle English pre-, borrowed from Latin prae-, from the preposition prae (“before”).

Words formed from pre-

Questions about pre-

What does pre- mean?
Pre- means before; physically in front of.
What is pre- in Hindi?
Pre- in Hindi is पूर्व (pūrv). See Pre- meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is pre-?
Pre- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce pre-?
Pre- is pronounced /pɹɛ/ (UK).

Words near pre- in the dictionary

  1. prDNA
  2. prDNAs
  3. pre
  4. pre cum
  5. pre mortem
  6. pre-
  7. pre-abelian category
  8. pre-Abrahamic
  9. pre-acquired
  10. pre-action
  11. pre-Adamic

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: pre- (page history and authors); pre- (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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