Meaning of pre- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. prefix used to form verbs
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2. denoting movement through, across, or over a barrier/object: through, across, over
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3. Prefix found in nouns of Latin origin
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4. pre- (denoting spatial or temporal precedence)
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5. denoting the division of an object into parts or the interruption of a process: through, apart
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6. over-, pre- (denoting a superior position or quality, found in nouns like prezident or precedencia)
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7. denoting change, transformation, or the repetition of an action: re-
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8. denoting excess, an extreme degree, or surpassing a limit: over-, out-
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9. denoting the filling of a time period or the thorough processing of a space
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10. denoting loss, waste, or squandering through an action: away
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11. forming the perfective aspect, denoting reading or examining something in its entirety: through
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12. prefix used to form adjectives and adverbs
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13. intensifier denoting a high or extreme degree of a quality: very, extremely
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14. prefix found in deverbative nouns from verbs with the prefix pre-
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Examples

“pre- + pichnúť (“to stab/prick”) → prepichnúť (“to pierce through”)”

“pre- + ísť (“to go”) → prejsť (“to go across/cross”)”

“pre- + moknúť (“to get wet”) → premoknúť (“to get soaked through”)”

“pre- + píliť (“to saw”) → prepíliť (“to saw through/in two”)”

“pre- + trhnúť (“to tear”) → pretrhnúť (“to tear apart/break”)”

“pre- + rušiť (“to disturb”) → prerušiť (“to interrupt”)”

“pre- + stavať (“to build”) → prestavať (“to reconstruct/rebuild”)”

“pre- + robiť (“to do/work”) → prerobiť (“to remake/alter”)”

“pre- + baliť (“to pack”) → prebaliť (“to repack/re-wrap”)”

“pre- + soliť (“to salt”) → presoliť (“to oversalt”)”

“pre- + ceniť (“to value”) → preceniť (“to overvalue/overestimate”)”

“pre- + rásť (“to grow”) → prerásť (“to outgrow”)”

“pre- + konať (“to act/do”) → prekonať (“to overcome/surpass”)”

“pre- + spať (“to sleep”) → prespať (“to sleep through/spend time sleeping”)”

“pre- + hľadať (“to look for”) → prehľadať (“to search thoroughly”)”

“pre- + cestovať (“to travel”) → precestovať (“to travel through/around”)”

“pre- + piť (“to drink”) → prepiť (“to spend/squander on drink”)”

“pre- + hrať (“to play”) → prehrať (“to lose (a game)”)”

“pre- + čítať (“to read”) → prečítať (“to read through/finish reading”)”

“pre- + študovať (“to study”) → preštudovať (“to study thoroughly/examine”)”

“pre- + krásny (“beautiful”) → prekrásny (“exquisite/very beautiful”)”

“pre- + veľký (“large”) → preveľký (“huge/very large”)”

“pre- + často (“often”) → prečasto (“very often”)”

“prehrať → prehra (“loss/defeat”)”

“prenajať → prenájom (“lease/rental”)”

“pre- + história → prehistória (“prehistory”)”

“pre- + pozícia → prepozícia (“preposition”)”

“pre- + -fix → prefix (“prefix”)”

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