The Meaning of Prefix CON

The Meaning of Prefix CON

The prefix CON has various forms in English. It can appear as COM and CO. This video provides 6 illustrated examples of words with the prefix CON. 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 CON 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 CON”

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The meaning of prefix CON: with, together.

• connect
• congress
• coherent
• cooperate
• collide
• collect

Note: The prefix CON can take various forms. In the examples above, the ‘n’ is omitted in some cases. It can also appear as COM.

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CONNECT

Definition: to link together, to create a relationship

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The Sunshine Skyway Bridge connects St. Petersburg with Terra Ceia in Florida, U.S.A.

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CONGRESS

Definition: a formal meeting or series of meetings where representatives of institutions or organizations come together.

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In this archive photograph, we see a meeting of the United States Congress, around the year 1915.

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COHERENT

Definition: sticking together, a union of parts; logical and consistent

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After drinking two glasses of wine, she wasn’t very coherent.

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COOPERATE

Definition: to work together for a common cause

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After a heated argument with the police, the student refused to cooperate.

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COLLIDE

Definition: hit by accident, to come together with violent impact

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Perhaps they were going for the same fish, but these two eagles nearly collided over the lake.

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COLLECT

Definition: to gather together in one place, to group together

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She spent the day collecting names for a petition to bring a post office back to their area.

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The prefix CON means: with, together.

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If you are interested in the meaning of prefix CON, be sure to check another prefix from The Prefix Guide:
The Meaning of Prefix BI (With Illustrated Examples)

Image Credits

Slide 4 – Skyway Bridge
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Slide 6 – US congress
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_Congress_circa_1915.jpeg

Slide 8 – wine
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Slide 10 – student with police
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Slide 12 – eagles
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Slide 14 – petition
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