What is the prefix for preview?
What is the prefix for preview?
It changes the meaning of a word. Pre- is a prefix that is used in many words. Prepay, preview, and pre-war are all words that have the prefix pre- in them.
What is the root word of preview?
preview (v.) c. 1600, "to see beforehand," from pre- + view (v.). Meaning "to show (a film, etc.) before its public opening" is from 1928.
What does the prefix pre mean?
pre- a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “before” (preclude; prevent); applied freely as a prefix, with the meanings “prior to,” “in advance of,” “early,” “beforehand,” “before,” “in front of,” and with other figurative meanings (preschool; prewar; prepay; preoral; prefrontal).