pre- /prē-/ (as living prefix) or prae- /prē- or prī-/ (Latin spelling, more common formerly)

1. (1) before in time, beforehand, in advance, as in prehistoric, pre-war, prewarn
2. (2) in front, in front of, the anterior part of, as in predentate, premandibular, presternum (esp anatomy)
3. (3) surpassingly, to the highest degree, as in pre-eminent, prepotent

Some words formed with the prefix pre-; the numbers in brackets refer to the numbered senses in the entry for pre-

preacquaintˈ (acquaint) vt (1)

preacquaintˈance (acquaintance) n (1)

preadolesˈcence (adolescence) n (1)

preadolesˈcent (adolescent) adj (1)

preannounceˈ (announce) vt (1)

preappointˈ (appoint) vt (1)

prearrangeˈ (arrange) vt (1)

prearrangeˈment (arrangement) n (1)

preassurˈance (assurance) n (1)

pre-buyˈ (buy) vi vt (1)

prechrisˈtian pre-Chrisˈtian (Christian) adj (1)

preclassˈical (classical) adj (1)

precoˈital (coital) adj (1)

precoloˈnial (colonial) adj (1)

pre-Columˈbian (Columbian) adj (1)

precomposeˈ (compose) vt (1)

precondemnˈ (condemn) vt (1)

pre-conˈquest (conquest) n (1)

preconsonanˈtal (consonantal) adj (1)

preconstructˈ (construct) vt (1)

preconstrucˈtion (construction) n (1)

preconsumeˈ (consume) vt (1)

precoolˈ (cool) vt (1)

precopulaˈtory (copulatory) adj (1)

predawnˈ (dawn) n (1)

predefineˈ (define) vt (1)

predefiniˈtion (definition) n (1)

predesignˈ (design) vt (1)

predevelˈop (develop) vt vi (1)

predevelˈopment (development) n (1)

predoomˈ (doom) vt (1)

pre-employˈ (employ) vt (1)

pre-engageˈ (engage) vt (1)

pre-engageˈment (engagement) n (1)

preˈflight (flight) adj (1)

preheatˈ (heat) vt (1)

pre-letˈ (let) vt (1)

premixˈ (mix) vt (1)

prenegoˈtiate (negotiate) vi vt (1)

prenegotiaˈtion (negotiation) n (1)

prenoˈtify (notify) vt (1)

prenuˈbile (nubile) adj (1)

preocˈular (ocular) adj (2)

preoperaˈtional (operational) adj (1)

preopˈerative (operative) adj (1)

preoˈral (oral) adj (2)

preorˈder (order) vt (1)

pre-posiˈtion (position) vt (2)

preproˈgrammed (programmed) adj (1)

prerecordˈ (record) vt (1)

prerecordˈed (recorded) adj (1)

pre-Reformaˈtion adj (1)

preregistraˈtion (registration) n adj (1)

pretestˈ (test) vt (1)

pre-warˈ (war) adj adv (1)

• leaping-house
• leaping-houses
• leaping-time
• leaping-times
• leap in the dark
• leap on the bandwagon
• leaporous
• leaprous
• leaps
• leap second
• leap seconds
• leapt
• leap year
• leap years
• lear
• leare
• leared
• leares
• lea-rig
• lea-rigs
• learing
• learn
• learnabilities
• learnability
• learnable