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Prepositions and Prefixes: All Prepositions and Prefixes

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All Prepositions and Prefixes
English Latin
to, toward ad
besides, further praeterea
on account of, towards, at, in the way of ob
against, opposite contra
farther, beyond ulterior
without sine
together con- or com-
out of, from e or ex
through per
highest, last supremus or summus
before (in time) ante
between, among inter
around circum
later, the following, the future posterus
near prope
besides, beyond, more than, except praeter
at, near, at the house of, in the words of apud
from, away from a or ab
overcome, conquer supero, -avi, -atus
farthest, last ultimus
nearest proximus
near, on account of propter
last postremus
proud, arrogant superbus
after post
over, above, more than super
higher, upper, former superior
back, again re-
afterwards postea
before, in front of, on account of prae
after postquam
near, neighboring propinquus
before antea
apart, not dis-
below, under (of time) about, just before sub
below, beneath infra
for, before, in place of, in proportion to pro
about, in the neighborhood of circa
in, at, on in
beyond, on the other side of ultra
outside of extra
across trans-
over, above, more than supra
from, down from, concerning de



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