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pre-

/pɹɛ/ UK
/pɹiː/ UK
/pɹɛ/ US
/pɹi/ US
/pɹɪ/ US

Where it comes from

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

prefix prae- · præ- · p͛-

morpheme Before; physically in front of.
morpheme Synonym of anterior.
Similar: anterior
morpheme Before; earlier in time; beforehand.
Similar: ante-, fore-

Similar: ante-, fore- · Opposite: post-, after-

Thesaurus

prefix

Similar: ante-, fore- · Opposite: post-, after-

Translations

Every language

prefix before

Español	pre-
中文	前- qián, -前 qián, 預- /预- yù
हिन्दी	पूर्व pūrv
Português	pre-, pré-
Français	pré-, d'avant, avant
Deutsch	vor-, prä-
Italiano	pre-
Ελληνικά	προ- pro-
Русский	до- do-, пред- pred-, пре- pre-
עברית	טְרוֹם trom, קְדַם qdam

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"pre-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pre-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

pre-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pre-

Chicago

"pre-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pre-.

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@misc{pre_2026,
  title = {pre-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pre-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}