Word Root: pre
earlier, before, in front of
From Latin: praeSample words for the root pre: pretend, precook, prejudice, premature, prepaid, prepare, preschool, prearrange, precaution, precious, precocious, preferable, premonition, preposterous, predecessor, prediction, preserve, precursor, predicament, prerogative, pressure, previous, prey, precarious, precedent, precipice, precipitous, preface, premiere, preponderance, prerequisite, prescribe. Each word has meanings and examples. Click their buttons to get sentences selected from classic works and modern media.
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1 preamble 
n. introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 3 precarious
a. uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 4 precaution
n. an action that is done to prevent something unpleasant or dangerous happening
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 5 precede
v. come before in order or position; go in front or ahead of
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 6 precedence
n. fact, state, or right of preceding; priority; previous occurrence, or existence before; preceding act or speech
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 7 precedent
n. act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 8 preceding
a. ahead; before; existing or happening before someone or something
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 9 precept
n. rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 10 precinct
n. district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 12 precipice
n. cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 13 precipitate
a. rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 14 precipitous
a. extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 16 precise
a. exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 17 precisely
ad. in a precise manner; just as it should be; indicating exactness or preciseness
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 18 precision
n. exactness; accuracy; the number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 19 preclude
v. make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 20 precocious
a. showing mental development or achievement much earlier than usual; appearing or developing early
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 21 precook
v. cook food beforehand to shortened the cooking or heating time when eating it
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 22 precursor
n. forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 24 predecessor
n. former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 25 predetermine
v. determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 26 predicament
n. tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 27 predict
v. state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially based on special knowledge
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 28 predictability
n. likelihood; quality of being predictable
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 29 predictable
a. expectable; likely; capable of being predicted or foretold
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 30 prediction
n. something foretold or predicted; prophecy
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 31 predilection
n. condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 32 predispose
v. give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 33 predisposition
n. state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 34 predominant
a. most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 35 predominantly
ad. mainly; much greater in number or influence
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 36 predominate
v. be larger in number, quantity, power, status, or importance
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 37 preeminent
a. outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 38 preempt
v. appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 39 preface
n. a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 40 preferable
a. more desirable or worthy than another; better or more suitable
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 42 pregnancy
n. condition of being pregnant; fruitfulness; fertility
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 43 pregnant
a. expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 44 prehensile
a. capable of grasping or holding; having a keen intellect
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 45 prejudice
n. an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling; leaning toward one side of a question
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 46 prelude
n. introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 47 premature
a. too soon; too early; occurring before a state of readiness
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 48 premeditate
v. plan, arrange or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 49 premiere
a. first public performance, as of a movie or play; premier
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 50 premise
n. a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 51 premium
n. prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 52 premonition
n. a feeling that something, especially something unpleasant, is going to happen
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 53 preoccupied
a. absorbed in thought; engrossed; excessively concerned with something; formerly occupied
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 54 preoccupy
v. occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 56 prepare
v. expect that something will happen and to be ready for it
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 57 preponderance
n. superiority in numbers or amount
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 58 preposterous
a. contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; very silly or stupid; ridiculous
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 59 prerequisite
n. something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 60 prerogative
n. privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 61 presage
v. foretell or predict; indicate or warn of in advance
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 62 preschool
n. an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 63 prescience
n. ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 64 prescribe
v. dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 65 prescribed
a. set down as a rule or guide; stated
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 66 prescription
n. written instructions from a doctor; written order; an act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 67 presence
n. state of being present; current existence
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 68 presentation
n. show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 69 presentiment
n. the sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 70 preservation
n. conservation; the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from being damaged
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 71 preservative
n. something used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to inhibit spoilage
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 72 preserve
v. uphold or retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 73 preside
v. be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director; direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 74 presidency
n. office and function of the president; tenure of a president
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 75 pressure
n. stress; tension; condition of being pressed
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 76 prestige
n. impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 77 prestigious
a. honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 78 presumable
a. supposed to be accurate; reasonable as a supposition
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 79 presumably
ad. assumedly; supposedly; used to say what you think is the likely situation
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 80 presume
v. take for granted as true in the absence of proof; venture without authority
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 81 presumption
n. the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 82 presumptuous
a. overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 83 pretend
v. act so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 84 pretense
n. act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 85 pretension
n. advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 86 pretentious
a. intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 87 preternatural
a. being beyond the normal course of nature; differing from natural
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 88 pretext
n. excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 89 prevail
v. induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 90 prevailing
a. most frequent; widespread; predominant
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 91 prevalent
a. widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 92 prevaricate
v. lie; stray from or evade the truth; behave in an evasive way such as to delay action
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 93 previous
a. existing or occurring before something else
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 94 prey
n. target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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