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Prepositions and Prefixes: All Prepositions and Prefixes

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



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