"at-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Middle English at-, et-, æt-, from Old English æt- (“at, near, toward, beyond, away”). Doublet of ad-. More at at. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|at-}} Middle English at-, {{inh|en|ang|æt-||at, near, toward, beyond, away}} Old English æt- (“at, near, toward, beyond, away”), {{doublet|en|ad-}} Doublet of ad- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} at-, {{en-prefix}} at-
  1. (obsolete, no longer productive) Prefix meaning at, close to, to, away, off. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme, obsolete Derived forms: at-after, atone
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