voorhand — meaning in English
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English meaning
- prefix noun A group of letters added to the front of a word to change its meaning, such as un- in unhappy or re- in rewrite.
Senses
voorhand is used for these senses in English:
- prefix (transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. [from 16thc.]
prefix — full definition
- noun A group of letters added to the front of a word to change its meaning, such as un- in unhappy or re- in rewrite.
- noun A set of characters or digits placed at the start of a code, number or name to identify a category, such as a dialling code or a title before a name.
- verb To put something in front of something else, especially at the start of a word or text.