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Latin Verbs - Prepositions in Latin Verbs

By N.S. Gill, About.com

    The following prepositions and inseparable prefixes are added to latin verbs. Some intensify and some change the meaning of the latin verb.
  • a, ab, abs
    -- (away) from
  • ad
    -- to, toward or at, against, in addition to, or intensive
  • ambi-
    -- around, about
  • ante
    -- before, in front of, ahead of
  • circum
    -- around
  • con
    -- together (with) or completely, thoroughly, or intensive
  • de
    -- (down) from or cessation or removal
  • dis-
    -- apart, at intervals, or among, between, and sometimes a negative.
  • ex
    -- out from, out of, out, or intensively meaning thoroughly, utterly, completely
  • in
    -- in, into, on, toward
  • inter
    -- among, between, at intervals, or under, down, to the bottom
  • intro-
    -- within, inside
  • ob
    -- toward, against
  • per
    -- through, thoroughly
  • post
    -- after, behind
  • prae
    -- before, in advance, in front of, at the end, headforemost, headlong
  • praeter
    -- past, beyond
  • pro
    -- forth, forward, in front of, for
  • re-, red-
    -- back or again
  • se-, sed-
    -- aside, apart, by one's self
  • sub
    -- under, from under, up, closely, in place of, to the aid of, somewhat, slightly
  • super
    -- over, above
  • trans
    through, across
Source: A Manual of Latin Word Formation, by Paul R. Jenks, Boston 1912.
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