Learn 100+ words with the prefix pre like preach, preacher, preamble, precede and more with examples for easy English learning.

before (a time or an event): precooked food a preexisting condition (Definition of pre- from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

2026年2月27日 · Etymology From Middle English pre-, borrowed from Latin prae-, from the preposition prae (“before”).

The meaning of PRE- is earlier than : prior to : before. How to use pre- in a sentence.

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pre- is also used in forming adjectives that refer to a period of time before the event, period, person, etc., mentioned in the root: pre- + school → preschool (= before the age of starting school); pre- + war → …

Pre- is used to form words that indicate that something takes place before a particular date, period, or event. ...his pre-war job. ...pre-1971 cars. ...life in pre-industrial England.

Pre- definition: Anterior; in front of.

before in time, rank, order, position, etc: predate; pre-eminent; premeditation; prefrontal; preschool.