Prefixes Lesson 3

fore- means… before, toward

pre- means… before, toward

post- means… after, behind

The backside of something is the posterior.

When you warn beforehand, you forewarn.

A baby born before the natural time is premature.

To predict in advance is to forecast.

When we put off an appointment for a later date, we postpone.

preamble The introduction to the Constitution beginning, “We the People…” is the

A thought that comes beforehand, a prediction, is a forethought.

An award given after someone’s death would be posthumous.

Care taken beforehand is a precaution.

We saw the first showing of the new movie. It was a premier.