prepend

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /priˈpɛnd/ UK /prɪˈpɛnd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to add something at the beginning of a string or text

The code will prepend a header to each message.
2

verb
to fix or attach something at the beginning of another thing

The system will prepend a timestamp to each log entry.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to add something at the... prefixput beforelead ininsert at beginning

2 verb · to fix or attach something... prefixput in frontadd at beginning

Opposites

append suffix

Etymology

A modern formation modeled on append, from Latin prae- ('before') + pendere ('to hang'); chiefly used in computing to mean 'add to the beginning'.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# prepend

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /priˈpɛnd/
**IPA (UK):** /prɪˈpɛnd/

## Meanings
1. to add something at the beginning of a string or text
2. to fix or attach something at the beginning of another thing

## Examples
- The code will prepend a header to each message.
- The system will prepend a timestamp to each log entry.

## Synonyms
- prefix
- put before
- lead in
- insert at beginning
- put in front
- add at beginning

## Antonyms
- append
- suffix

## Etymology
A modern formation modeled on append, from Latin prae- ('before') + pendere ('to hang'); chiefly used in computing to mean 'add to the beginning'.

## AI Etymology
Prepend is a modern formation modeled on append, from Latin prae- ('before') + pendere ('to hang'); chiefly used in computing to mean 'add to the beginning'. In current use it is a verb meaning "to add something at the beginning of a string or text". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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