English Prefix

STT

Prefixes

a-, an-

a-, an-

a-, an-

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ab-, abs
ad-, a-, ac-, af-,
ag- al-, an-, ap-,
at- as-, atambi, amphi
anaanaanaanteanti-, antauto-

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be-

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bebebecatacircumcom-, co-, col-,

con-, corcon
contra-

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counter-

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dedededia-, di-

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dis-, di-, dys-

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en-, em

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Meanings
not, without ko, m khng
to, towards, in, on, up, of
, theo hng, trong,
in the process of, in a
particular state
away, from

Examples
amoral, anemic
aside, aback, astern
aglow, amaze

abdicate, absorb
advance, adulterate, ascend, affirm,
movement to, change into,
aggravate, alleviate, annotate,
addition or increase
append, arrive, assemble, attend
both
ambivalence, amphibian
reverse
anachronism
progress upwards
anaphase
according to
analogy
before, preceding
antebellum, antedate
opposing, the opposite
antacid, antibody, anticlimax,
self
automobile, automatic
all over, all around,
besmear, beset, bewilder, bemuse
completely
having, covered with
bejeweled
affect with
befog, befriend
cause to be
becalm, betray
down
cataract, cataclysm
around
circumnavigate
with, jointly, completely,
cooperate, collaborate, compact,
similar
comprehend, confide, corrode
with
concur
against, opposite
contraband
opposition, opposite
countercharge, counteract
direction
down, away
descend, despair, depend
completely
denude, declare
removal, reversal
deactivate, decamp, delouse
through, across
diagonal
negation, removal,
disadvantage, digress, distrust
expulsion, "bad"
dysfunctional
put into or on
engulf, enmesh

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Meanings

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en-, em
en-, em
ex-, eex-, eex-, eex-, eextra-, exterforforehemihetero
homo-

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hyper-

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hypo-

bring into the condition of

intensification
out
upward,
completely
previous
outside, beyond
away, off, from
before, previous
half
different
the same
beyond, more than, more
than normal
under

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in-, il-, im-, ir-

not, without

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in-, il-, im-, irinfrainter-, introintramacromicromis

neo
non-

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ob-, oc-, of-, op-

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omni
outoutoveroverpan

in, into, towards, inside

below
between, among
inside, within
large
small
bad
new
absence, negation, not
blocking, against,
concealing, in a certain
direction, intensified action
all
surpassing, exceeding
external, away from
excessively, completely
upper, outer, over, above
all

Examples
enlighten, embitter
entangle, enrage
exit, exhume, expand
exalt, extol
execute, exasperate
ex-president
extracurricular
forsake, forget
forewarn, forefathers
hemisphere
heterosexual
homogenous
hypercritical, hyperactive
hypodermic, hypothermia
inappropriate, impossible, illogical,
irreverent
infect, imbibe
infrared, infrastructure
interact, international, introduce
intramural, intravenous
macroeconomics
microchip
misanthrope
neo-fascist
non-smoker, nonaggression
obstruct, occult, offend, oppose,
occasion, obtain
omnipresent
outperform, outspoken
outbuilding, outside
overconfident, overjoyed
overcoat, overcast
pantheist, pandemonium

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paraper
peripoly
post-

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pre-

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propropro-

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pro-

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reretro
semisub-, suc-, suf-,
sug-, sup-, sur-,
sussub-, suc-, suf-,
sug-, sup-, sur-,
sussub-, suc-, suf-,
sug-, sup-, sur-,
sussuper, supra
symsyn-, symtranstransultraultra-

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un-

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un-

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under-

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Meanings

Examples

beside, beyond
throughout
round, about
many
after in time or order
before in time, place, order
or importance
favoring, in support of
acting for
motion forwards or away
before in time, place or
order
again
back
half, partly

paradox, paratrooper
pervasive
perimeter
polyandry
postpone

at a lower position

submarine, subsoil

lower in rank

sub-lieutenant

nearly, approximately

sub-tropical

more than, extra, above

with, together
in union, acting together
across, beyond
into a different state
beyond
extreme

superman, supersonics
symbiosis, sympathy
synchronize, symmetry
transnational, transatlantic
translate
ultraviolet, ultrasonic
ultramicroscopic
unacceptable, unreal, unhappy,
unmanned

not
reversal or cancellation of
action or state
beneath, below

pre-adolescent, prelude, precondition

pro-African
proconsul
propulsion
prologue
repaint, reappraise, reawake
retroactive
semicircle, semi-conscious

unplug, unmask
underarm, undercarriage

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Prefixes
underunder-

Meanings
lower in rank
not enough

Examples
undersecretary
underdeveloped

Ngc li vi tin t l cc hu t, cch s dng th ngc li vi tin t v c l cc bn

s quen thuc hn. Bi v chng ta quen vi vic tm tnh t xut pht t danh t hay
danh t xut pht t ng t chnh l ng dng ca hu t.
im yu ca hu t l n ch cho php chuyn t loi, tc danh ng tnh, ch khng
ng dng nhiu trong vic sng to v hiu t rt mi. Cc hu t d tra trn t in
hn v phn ln cng nhm t c cng alphabet, ch vic ln theo ui na l c.
Cc hu t:

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STT Suffixes
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Meanings

-able, -ible capable of, likely, apt

Examples
adaptable, divisible, pliable adjective

Usage

English Suffix
STT Suffixes

Meanings

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-ac, -al,
-ial
-acy
-age

-al

relating to

-ance,
-ence

state of being, the result

of

-ant, -ent

one who does

-ard

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-arium
-ate
-ate
-ate
-ation
-ceive
-cy
-dom
-en
-en

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-er, -or

one who does

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-er
-esce
-esque
-ess
-est
-fic
-ful

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-fy, -ify

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-ia
-iatry
-ic

in comparison too
become, grow, continue
like, in the style of
feminine
in comparison to
making, causing
full of, marked by
make, cause, cause to
have
disease
art of healing
relating to

Examples

Usage

pertaining to

marital, partial, maniac

adjective

pertaining to
process, rank, state

democracy, theocracy
leverage, passage
maternal, fraternal,
nocturnal
preference, obedience,
penance
applicant, supplicant,
dependent

noun
noun

dullard, drunkard

noun

aquarium, planetarium
doctorate, primate
desperate, desolate
activate, precipitate
deliberation, starvation
receive, deceive
lunacy, accuracy
freedom, serfdom
frozen, waxen
weaken, fatten
banker, orator, shopper,
robber
colder, nicer
acquiesce,
picturesque
tigress, poetess
coldest, nicest
horrific, terrific
playful, sorrowful

noun
noun
adjective
verb
noun
verb
noun
noun
adjective
verb

rectify, horrify

verb

one that does (especially

to excess)
place of
rank, office
having, showing
become, form, treat
action, result, state
state, condition
quality/state
made of, like
cause to be, become

adjective
noun
noun

noun
adjective
verb
adjective
noun
adjective
adjective
adjective

claustrophobia, hydrophobia noun

psychiatry, podiatry
noun
poetic, fanatic, frantic,
adjective

English Suffix
STT Suffixes

Meanings

Examples

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-ice
-ify
-ile

act
quality/state

pedantic
malice
horrify, clarify
juvenile, servile, infantile

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-ing

activity, result of activity

driving, skating

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-ing
-ion
-ish
-ish
-ism
-ist
-ist
-ite
-ition
-ity
-ive
-ize

material made for

action, result, state of
the quality of, suggesting
do, make, perform
act, manner, doctrine
one who practices

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-less

without, lacking

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-like
-ly
-ment
-ness
-ology

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-ous

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-ry
-ship
-some
-th

similar
like , of the nature of
means, result, action
state of
study of
marked by, given to,
quality/state
state of
status, condition
apt to, showing
act, state, quality

carpeting
demolition, retribution
coltish, foolish
polish, furnish
fanaticism, catholicism
biologist, dermatologist
realist
cordite, Kryptonite
expedition, sedition
lucidity, frivolity
active, progressive
realize, sterilize
motherless, jobless,
homeless
waiflike, childlike
kindly, dimly
concealment, arraignment
awareness, tenderness
geology, entomology

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-tion

quality/state

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-tude
-ty

quality, state, result

quality, state

product or part
action, state, result
the quality of, condition
state of being
make, cause to be

Usage

noun
verb
adjective/noun
noun ( as for gerunds fo
instance)
noun
adjective
verb
noun
noun
noun
noun
noun
noun/adjective
verb
adjective
adjective
adjective/adverb
noun
noun
noun

nebulous, curious

adjective

usury, penury
hardship, relationship
lonesome, wholesome
width, length, warmth
preservation, restoration,
renovation
servitude, fortitude
activity, gaiety

noun
noun
adjective
noun
noun
noun
noun

English Suffix
STT Suffixes
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-ular
-ur
-ward

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-y

Meanings

Examples

relating to
cellular, modular
act, condition, process
closure, exposure
in the direction of
forward, sideward
state, condition, result of
victory, sobriety
an activity

Usage
adjective
noun
adjective
noun