Meaning of pred- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. prefix used to form verbs: pre-, fore-, ahead
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2. denoting movement or direction to the front or ahead of something: before, ahead
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3. denoting an action that precedes another in time: pre-, fore-
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4. prefix used to form nouns
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5. denoting the result or agent of an action occurring beforehand
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6. denoting a location situated in front of or at the fore of the base object: fore-, front
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7. denoting a period of time or an event that precedes a specific boundary: pre-, fore-
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8. prefix used to form adjectives
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9. denoting that something occurred before the time expressed by the base: pre-, prior
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10. denoting a location situated in front of something
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11. prefix found in adverbs denoting a time earlier than the base
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Examples

“pred- + -behnúť (“to run”) → predbehnúť (“to outrun/overtake”)”

“pred- + stúpiť (“to step”) → predstúpiť (“to step forward/appear before someone”)”

“pred- + -ložiť (“to lay/put”) → predložiť (“to submit/lay before someone”)”

“pred- + povedať (“to say/tell”) → predpovedať (“to foretell/predict”)”

“pred- + platiť (“to pay”) → predplatiť (“to prepay”)”

“predpovedať → predpoveď (“prophecy/forecast”)”

“predchodiť → predchodca (“predecessor/forerunner”)”

“pred- + sieň (“hall”) → predsieň (“entrance hall/vestibule”)”

“pred- + mesto (“town”) + -ie → predmestie (“suburb/outer town”)”

“pred- + lakeť (“elbow”) + -ie → predlaktie (“forearm”)”

“pred- + poludnie (“noon”) → predpoludnie (“forenoon/morning”)”

“pred- + večer (“evening”) → predvečer (“eve/the time just before”)”

“pred- + manželský (“marital/married”) → predmanželský (“premarital”)”

“pred- + mestský (“town/urban”) → predmestský (“suburban/relating to the outer town”)”

“pred- + vlani (“last year”) → predvlani (“the year before last”)”

“pred- + včera (“yesterday”) → predvčerom (“the day before yesterday”)”

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