English prefixes
take the verb to agree - agree, applying to it the addition dis- at the beginning of a word, we will get (to) disagree - disagree, express disagreement;
or, for example, the adjective regular is normal,but with the prefix ir- we get irregular - unusual, atypical. You see, knowing what a prefix is and its meaning, you can completely change it and make it a completely opposite word.
The name of the console | Value | Translation examples |
about | against something opposing something | pro-life (anti-abortion) |
anti- | false, opposite, comparable to | anti-hero (negative character, for example, in a movie); antichrist (antichrist) |
contra- | opposite with anything | contraflow (counter flow), contraception (contraception) |
counter- | also applied in the sense of opposing something to something | counter-example (the opposite example, different from what the opponent offers), counterattack - counterattack (that is, a reflection of the attack of the enemy) |
but- | often used in the meaning of "not" | amoral (amoral, that is, NOT a person who adheres to accepted moral attitudes), apolitical (apolitical, that is, out of politics) |
dis- | not accepting anything | distrust (disbelief), disagree (disagreement); that is why it is important to know what a prefix is - it completely changes the meaning of the original word |
in- / im- | also not meaning | illegal (illegal), impossible (impossible), incapable (incapable) |
non- / un- | "not" | non-event; unfair (unfair) |
extra- | used in the meaning of "super" | extrasensory (extrasensory), extraordinary |
in- | "in something", "anywhere" | indoors (indoors, inside the house), ingathering - harvesting |
im- / il- / ir | all three prefixes are between | immirate (to immigrate, that is, to move between countries), import (import) |
mid- | "average" | midfield (center of the football field), midway (half way) |
out- | "of", "out" | outlook (forecast), outnumber (numerical superiority) |
under- | used to mean the inadequacy of something | underpay (underpayment), underwork (insufficient use, for example, of a resource) |
un- | the prefix expresses the opposite of any action or state | unknown, uncomfortable (uncomfortable), unpack (unpack) |
pre- | "before anything" | prepay (preview), preview (preview) |