prepend C1 Topic:Communication 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. 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 appendsuffix Etymology AI details A modern formation modeled on append, from Latin prae- ('before') + pendere ('to hang'); chiefly used in computing to mean 'add to the beginning'. Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Communication markdown