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Prepositions and Prefixes: All Prepositions and Prefixes

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



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