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Here are some other examples of common prefixes for you to learn.
| Prefix | Meaning |
| dis | means away, apart, between, utterly (when used with a negative word) and not. e.g. 'disarm' means to remove or take weapons away |
| mis | means 'wrong' or 'badly' e.g. 'misfortune' is when your are not lucky and things go wrong or badly |
| under | means 'below' or 'beneath' e.g. 'underground' means below or beneath the ground |
| over | means upper, outer, over, superior or excessive e.g. 'overweight' means too heavy or fat |
| re | means again e.g. 'replay' means to play something again |
| trans | means across or through e.g. 'transatlantic' means across the Atlantic ocean |
| inter | means among, between or together e.g. 'intermission' is the short period of time between the parts in a performance or a film |
| super | means in excess, beyond e.g. 'supersonic' means faster or beyond the speed of sound |
| anti | means against, in opposition to e.g. 'anticlockwise' is opposite to the direction that the hands of a clock move in |
| ante | means before e.g. 'antenatal' means before giving birth |
| post | means after e.g. 'postpone' means to put something off until later, or after it was originally planned |
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