# pre-

> English word · Prefix · IPA /pɹɛ/

## Definitions
1. Before; physically in front of.
2. Before; physically in front of.
3. Before; earlier in time; beforehand.

## Etymology
From Middle English pre-, borrowed from Latin prae-, from the preposition prae (“before”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pre