Words beginning with pre-
pre- means before. It comes from Latin.
precursor — one who runs before
11 words on this site start with pre-
- Precursor
a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
- Preeminent
greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
- Premise
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
- Preponderance
superiority in power or influence
- Prepossessing
possess beforehand
- Presage
a foreboding about what is about to happen
- Prescience
the power to foresee the future
- Prescient
perceiving the significance of events before they occur; -R.H.Rovere
- Prescribe
issue commands or orders for
- Presumptuous
excessively forward
- Pretense
the act of giving a false appearance
Other words with pre-
Not part of our word list, but they carry the same prefix — useful for recognising it in the wild.
precede · preface · premise · premiss · prepose · presage · present · preside · pretend · prevent · premorse · pretense · precursor · premonish · prepotent · prescient · prescribe · prescript · precarious · preconcert · precursive · preeminent · prescience · prescribed · prefigurate · preliterate · presumptuous