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Day 7 : Ante
- ante - before; preceding
Let's try to understand this with some examples....
- antedate (verb) = to be built or formed or to happen, at an earlier date than something else in the past.
- ante - Prefix = before
- date - Root = date
- antenatal (adjective) = relating to the medical care given to the pregnant woman
- ante - Prefix = before
- nat (nasci) - R = to be born
- al - Suffix = connected to
- antepast = a foretaste [something that gives you an idea of what something else is like by allowing you to experience a small example of it before it happens]
- anterior = preceding in time or place
- antemeridiem = coming before noon
- antediluvian = belonging to the time before the biblical Flood (extremely old-fashioned)
- anteversion = a tipping forward of an organ
- anteroom = a waiting room, before a larger, more important room
- antecedent = someone or something existing or happening before, especially as the origin of something / someone
Home Work :
Try to guess the meanings of the following elements.
- extra-
- hetero-
- inter-
- macro-
b. outside
c. other
d. between
Try to match the above elements with given meanings. Solve it on your own and
That's all for today guys..... Thank you :)
Shraboni Chakraborty
Asstt. Professor
English and Foreign Languages University,
Hyderabad
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