pre-

before, in front

Latin · prae

Latin prae means before in time or place. It marks things done in advance: preview (see before), prepare (get ready before), prehistoric (before recorded history).

Memory trick

pre- is a prelude: it comes first, before the main event.

Words from this root

prepare (pre + pare) — to get ready beforehandतैयारी करना
predict (pre + dict) — to say before it happensभविष्यवाणी करना
prevent (pre + vent) — to come before and stopरोकना
preview (pre + view) — a view before the main releaseपूर्वावलोकन
prefix (pre + fix) — a part placed before a wordउपसर्ग
prehistoric (pre + historic) — from before written historyप्रागैतिहासिक
preschool (pre + school) — school before primary levelप्री-स्कूल
precaution (pre + caution) — care taken in advanceएहतियात
premature (pre + mature) — before the proper timeसमय से पहले
preheat (pre + heat) — to heat beforehandपहले से गरम करना
prefer (pre + fer) — to carry before, to like betterज़्यादा पसंद करना
prepay (pre + pay) — to pay in advanceअग्रिम भुगतान करना