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Prepositions and Prefixes: All Prepositions and Prefixes

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



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