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Prepositions and Prefixes: All Prepositions and Prefixes

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



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