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Prefixing | Prefix | Prefixes | Prefixed

Prefixing meaning

present participle and gerund of prefix

Using Prefixing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of prefix
  • In the example corpus, prefixing often appears in combinations such as: by prefixing, prefixing the, prefixing them.

Context around Prefixing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

slang 1×

Often after:

ellen 1× naj 1×

Sentence patterns with Prefixing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

accessed by prefixing the package 1× american slang prefixing the article 1× anekānta by prefixing the epithet 1× commands by prefixing them with 1× concept of prefixing and other 1× formed by prefixing naj to 1× language by prefixing the operator 1× name by prefixing ellen sname 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by convention international 1× chimene said the 1× code from other 1× in 1966 c 1× in most clients 1× most short adjectives 1×

Common sentence endings:

a different predicate 1× a special character 1× first be dialed 1× from some perspective 1× generalized process concept 1× her own cross 1×

Words around Prefixing

Just before it in the word index:

prefixes 151 prefixed 48 prefixation 2 prefix 318 prefire 2 prefilled 5

Just after it in the word index:

preflight 6 prefontaine 9 preform 7 preformationism 2 preformed 14 preforming 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Prefixing

  • In this selection, "prefixing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, slang, ellen and naj stand out and add context to how "prefixing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accessed by prefixing the package and american slang prefixing the article. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "prefixing" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with prefixing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In most clients, users can enter commands by prefixing them with a '/'. (12 words)

E.g. by quoting them or by prefixing them by a special character. (13 words)

Most short adjectives and their derived adverbs form comparatives and superlatives by inflection (the superlative is formed by prefixing naj- to the comparative). (23 words)

Longer example sentences

In 1966 C. A. R. Hoare introduced the concept of record class construct, which Dahl and Nygaard extended with the concept of prefixing and other features to meet their requirements for a generalized process concept. (35 words)

Positive attitude In North American slang, prefixing the article the to shit gives it a completely opposite definition, meaning the best, as in Altered Beast is the shit, or The Oregon Trail is the shit. (35 words)

By convention, international telephone numbers are represented by prefixing the country code with a plus sign (+), which also indicates to the subscriber that the local international call prefix must first be dialed. (32 words)

Example sentences (11)

Chimene said the media should not muddy her name by prefixing Ellen'sname with her own, arguing that her daughter was old enough to carry her own cross.

By convention, international telephone numbers are represented by prefixing the country code with a plus sign (+), which also indicates to the subscriber that the local international call prefix must first be dialed.

Code from other packages is accessed by prefixing the package name before the appropriate identifier, for example class String in package java.lang can be referred to as java.

E.g. by quoting them or by prefixing them by a special character.

In 1966 C. A. R. Hoare introduced the concept of record class construct, which Dahl and Nygaard extended with the concept of prefixing and other features to meet their requirements for a generalized process concept.

In most clients, users can enter commands by prefixing them with a '/'.

Most short adjectives and their derived adverbs form comparatives and superlatives by inflection (the superlative is formed by prefixing naj- to the comparative).

Positive attitude In North American slang, prefixing the article the to shit gives it a completely opposite definition, meaning the best, as in Altered Beast is the shit, or The Oregon Trail is the shit.

Syādvāda recommends the expression of anekānta by prefixing the epithet syād to every phrase or expression.sfn Syād here means "in some ways" or "from some perspective".

The fact that the two hypotheses incorporate different kinds of testing procedures is expressed in the formal language by prefixing the operator '*' to a different predicate.

The moods other than the indicative occur only in the non-past, and the future tense is signaled by prefixing sa- or sawfa onto the non-past.

Common combinations with prefixing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "prefixing" mean?
Prefixing means: present participle and gerund of prefix
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