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Prepositions and Prefixes: All Prepositions and Prefixes

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



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