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noun | verb prefixprefix1 /ˈpriˌfɪks/ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYprefix1Origin: 1600-1700 Modern Latin praefixum, from Latin praefigere to fasten before 1eng. lang. arts a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning and make a new word, such as “un” in “untie” or “mis” in “misunderstand” → see also affix2, suffix2the first group of numbers in a telephone number3a title such as “Ms.” or “Dr.” used before someone’s name [Origin: 1600–1700 Modern Latin praefixum, from Latin praefigere to fasten before] noun | verb prefixprefix2 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYprefix2Origin: 1400-1500 Old French prefixer, from fixer to fix VERB TABLEprefix |
Present | I, you, we, they | prefix | | he, she, it | prefixes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | prefixed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have prefixed | | he, she, it | has prefixed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had prefixed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will prefix | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have prefixed |
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Present | I | am prefixing | | he, she, it | is prefixing | | you, we, they | are prefixing | Past | I, he, she, it | was prefixing | | you, we, they | were prefixing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been prefixing | | he, she, it | has been prefixing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been prefixing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be prefixing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been prefixing |
1eng. lang. arts to add a prefix to a word, name, or set of numbers2formal to say something before the main part of what you have to say SYN preface |