Prefix. Signification. Example. Definition. a- ab- abs- = from a-vert ab-solve abs-tain to turn from. to release from. to hold from. ad- a- ac- af- ag- al- an- ap- ar- as- = to ad-here a-gree ac-cede af-fix ag-grieve al-ly an-nex ap-pend ar-rive as-sent to stick to. to be pleasing to. to yield to. to fix to. to give pain to. to bind to. to tie to. to hang to. to reach to. to yield to. NOTE.—The ..