What is the meaning of Pre-?

Before; physically in front of; anterior.

Before; earlier in time; beforehand.

before; used to form words meaning "in front of" or "before"

before; used to form words meaning superiority or excellence

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Alternative form of prae-

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Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:

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    through, across

    re-, again

    over-, too much

    for a certain time

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    pre- (before)

    used with verbs to indicate repetition or insistence

    Prefix prepended to adjectives and adverbs to denote excess of a feature; too, excessively, over-

    Prefix prepended to verbs to indicate an action being done excessively, again or differently; re-, over-

    Prefix prepended to verbs to indicate change in form, especially through partition

    Prefix prepended to imperfective verbs to make them perfective; to indicate that the action has been carried out

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    Source: wiktionary.org