Prefix Vocabulary “Pre-“ Definitions

To authorize or give permission in advance

• Preview

• Preapprove

• Prepay

• Pretest

A measure taken in advance to prevent harm

• Precede

• Prejudge

• Precaution

• Pretest

To come before something else in time, order, or rank

• Prejudge

• Preview

• Predict

• Precede

To say what will happen before it occurs

• Predict

• Prejudge

• Prepay

• Preview

A syllable or word that comes before a root to change its meaning

• Preapprove

• Precaution

• Prefix

• Prevent

To make a decision before you have all of the facts

• Predict

• Prejudge

• Precaution

• Prevent

To pay for something before it needs to be paid in full

• Preapprove

• Preview

• Precede

• Prepay

To stop something from happening before it occurs

• Prevent

• Predict

• Precaution

• Prejudge

To look at or see something before something or someone else

• Predict

• Prefix

• Preview

• Precede

A test before the real test, usually given to see what is already known

• Pretest

• Preapprove

• Predict

• Preview