prefix
Meaning 1
agreeing with; supporting; favouring
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pro-
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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prō′-
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɹəʊ̯-/
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Canada, General-American: /ˌpɹoʊ̯-/
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Australian: /ˌpɹəʉ̯-/
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Australian: [ˌpɹɐʉ̯] some speakers
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New-Zealand: /ˌpɹɐʉ̯-/
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Scotland: /ˌpɹo-/
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India: /ˌpɾoː-/
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rhymes with -əʊ
prefix
Meaning 2
substituting for
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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prefix
Meaning 3
forward movement
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- progress compared to regress
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 4
earlier; prior
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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prefix
Meaning 5
precursor (molecule)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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prefix
Meaning 6
rudimentary
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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prefix
Meaning 7
in front of
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Proto-Italic *prō Latin prōder. English pro- Derived from Latin prō (“in favor of, on behalf of”).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō-lbor. English pro- Learned borrowing from Latin prō- (“forward direction, forward movement”).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró)der. English pro- Derived from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”).
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: про- (pro-) — prefix meaning supporting or favouring
- French: pro- — prefix meaning supporting or favouring
- Georgian: პრო- (ṗro-) — prefix meaning supporting or favouring
- Greek: υπερ- (yper-) — prefix meaning supporting or favouring
- Hebrew: פְּרוֹ־ (p'ro-) — prefix meaning supporting or favouring
- Malay: pro- — prefix meaning supporting or favouring
- Māori: pūaroha — prefix meaning supporting or favouring
- Polish: pro- — prefix meaning supporting or favouring
- Russian: про- (pro-) — prefix meaning supporting or favouring
- Spanish: pro- — prefix meaning supporting or favouring
- Ukrainian: про- (pro-) — prefix meaning supporting or favouring
- Bulgarian: пред- (pred-) — prefix
- Czech: před- — prefix
- Irish: ur- — prefix
- Polish: przed- — prefix
- Russian: пред- (pred-) — prefix
- Ukrainian: перед- (pered-) — prefix