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Before & After

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Pre - Before

Words beginning with 'pre' generally mean before something.

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Prefix

  • A prefix is a group of letters or word at the start of a word - 'before' the word has begun.
    • Example: The prefix 'pre' means before.
    • Alternative: The foreword 'pre' means before.
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Present

  • To be present is to be there - to be 'before' someone or something.
    • Example: Andre was always present at football matches.
    • Alternative: Andre was always at football matches.
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Prepare

  • To prepare is to get something ready beforehand.
    • Example: Katie prepared her outfit hours before the party started.
    • Alternative: Katie got her outfit ready hours before the party started.
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Premise

  • A premise is an initial idea that other actions or ideas come from. The premise comes 'before' the new ideas or actions.
    • Example: He accepted the job on the premise that he would get a pay rise within three months.
    • Alternative: He accepted the job with the knowledge that he would get a pay rise within three months.

Post - After

Words beginning with 'post' generally mean after something.

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Postpone

  • To postpone means to put off until later or until after something else.
    • Example: Sally had to postpone her driving test because she fell ill.
    • Alternative: Sally had to delay her driving test because she fell ill.
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Postgraduate

  • Postgraduate refers to a course studied after completing a first degree.
    • Example: Penelope is a postgraduate student at the University of Exeter.
    • Alternative: Penelope is a Master's student at the University of Exeter.
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Postscript

  • A postscript is something written at the end of a letter. It's often written in the abbreviated form 'P.S.'
  • A postscript is also an additional bit of information that's added after an event's over.
    • Example: A postscript to the story is that the boys ended up living together eventually.
    • Alternative: A development of the story is that the boys ended up living together eventually.
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Postmortem

  • A post-mortem is a medical examination of a dead body - so an examination 'after' someone has died.
    • Example: The doctor needed to carry out a post-mortem.
    • Alternative: The doctor needed to carry out an examination on the dead body.
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Postnatal

  • Postnatal means the period of time after a baby is born.
    • Example: The mother needed postnatal care.
    • Alternative: The mother needed care after her baby was born.

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