The Meaning of Prefix BI (With Illustrated Examples)
The Meaning of Prefix BI (With Illustrated Examples)
The prefix BI is very common and often used in English. This video provides 6 illustrated examples of words with the prefix BI. Each example contains a picture and an associated sentence example.
By seeing a picture and then associating it with a sentence in which a word beginning with BI is used, a strong mental connection is formed so you will remember the word more easily.
Learning vocabulary by studying prefixes, suffixes, and word roots, is a very easy and enjoyable way to expand your English vocabulary. You learn to associate words together with a common denominator.
Here is a transcript of the video “Words With the Prefix BI”
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The prefix BI means: two
- bicycle
- bigamist
- bilingual
- binoculars
- biceps
- bifocal
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BICYCLE
Definition: a two-wheeled vehicle propelled by foot-power
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With a population of just over 17 million, and bicycles numbering over 22 million, The Netherlands has more bicycles than people.
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BIGAMIST
Definition: someone who marries a person while being married to someone else
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The Bigamist was a 1921 British silent movie about a woman who was happily married for five years, who discovers her husband had married another woman before her.
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BILINGUAL
Definition: speaking two languages fluently
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Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, is bilingual, speaking English and fluent Mandarin Chinese.
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BINOCULARS
Definition: an optical instrument with a lens for each eye, allowing a user to use both eyes when viewing a distant object
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Binoculars have long been used by the military; this pair belonged to a soldier in World War 1.
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BICEPS
Definition: a muscle having two points of attachment at one end
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The dumbbell curl is a classic exercise for building bigger biceps.
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BIFOCAL
Definition: glasses with a lens divided into two parts, one for distant vision and one for near vision.
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With her new bifocal glasses she was able to read and also see distant objects, without having to change glasses.
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Remember, the prefix BI simply means: two
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Image Credits
Slide 4 – bicycle
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Slide 6 – bigamist
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Bigamist_(1921)_-_1.jpg
Slide 8 – Zuckerberg
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mark_Zuckerberg_F8_2018_Keynote_(cropped).jpg
Slide 10 – binoculars
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Binoculars_(AM_2004.5.5-3).jpg
Slide 12 – biceps
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https://flic.kr/p/TM5RaA
Slide 14 – glasses
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Credit: Verbaska at https://morguefile.com/
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