Meaning of pre- | Babel Free
prɛ-Definitions
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Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings: morpheme
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through, across morpheme
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re-, again morpheme
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over-, too much morpheme
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for a certain time morpheme
Examples
“pre- + zráčiti (“to ventilate”) → prezráčiti (“to ventilate”)”
“pre- + grísti (“to bite”) → pregrísti (“to bite through”)”
“pre- + bȃrvati (“to paint”) → prebȃrvati (“to repaint”)”
“pre- + plačáti (“to pay”) → preplačáti (“to overpay”)”
“pre- + sedẹ́ti (“to sit”) → presedẹ́ti (“to sit for a certain time”)”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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