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Prepositions and Prefixes: All Prepositions and Prefixes

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



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