prefix

• Substantivo que designa um afixo colocado no início de uma palavra para alterar seu significado ou formar uma nova palavra. Também pode indicar um elemento inicial ou algo que precede outra coisa.

A noun referring to an affix placed at the beginning of a word to modify its meaning or create a new word.

1. Affix added to the beginning of a wordB1formal

   A letter or group of letters placed at the start of a word to change its meaning or create a new word.

   Prefixo

   • The prefix 'un-' in 'unhappy' means 'not'.
   • Adding the prefix 're-' to 'do' creates 'redo', meaning to do again.
   • The word 'preview' uses the prefix 'pre-', meaning before.

   Antônimossuffix

• Verbo que significa adicionar uma letra, sílaba ou palavra ao início de outra palavra, ou colocar algo como introdução ou preâmbulo.

A verb meaning to add a letter, syllable, or word at the beginning of another word, or to add something as an introduction.

1. Attach a prefixB2formal

   To add a letter, syllable, or group of letters at the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

   Adicionar prefixo

   • In English, we often prefix 'un-' to adjectives to make them negative.
   • You can prefix 're-' to many verbs to indicate doing something again.
   • The teacher explained how to prefix 'dis-' to form antonyms.

   Sinônimosprepose