6.2 before, in front and forward 

prō Ab, in front of

ante Ac, before

prae Ab, in front of, ahead of 

ante adv., before

prōtinus, forward

frōns, front; ā fronte, in front, before

prōnus, leaning forward

adversus, in front; e.g. adversum vulnus; adversōs aggressus est, attacked them in front

praeīre, praecēdere, praegredī, go in front; noun praegressiō

praecurrere, run before, precede; nouns praecursiō, praecursor

praedūcere, take or draw in front

praeferre, carry in front

praefīgere, fasten in front

praemittere, send in advance

praepōnere, set before; noun praepositiō 

praerumpere, break off in front

praesecāre, cut off in front

prōcēdere, prōgredī, prōdīre, advance, come forward; nouns prōcessiō, prōgressiō, prōgressus

prōcumbere, fall forward

prōcurrere, run forward; noun prōcursus

prōvehī, advance (esp. of riding or sailing) 

succēdere, move forward (intrans.)

exsistere, come forward

prōdere, go forth

prōruere, rush forward

sē prōripere, burst forth

prōmovēre, move forward (trans.)

prōdūcere, lead forward

prōferre, bring forward

impellere, prōpellere, drive forward, urge on; noun impulsiō 

prōtrūdere, thrust forward 

trūdere, pellere, push

obstāre, stand before

obsistere, place oneself before

obdūcere, lead or draw before

obicere, throw before; noun obiectus

praevertere, put before

obstruere, erect in front; noun obstrūctiō 

obtendere, draw in front of

oppōnere, set before

behind and backward, back 

post Acpōne Ac, behind 

post, pōne, adv., behind

 retrō, back

retrōrsum, rursum, backwards

tergum, back, rear; ā tergō, (from) behind, at the back

āversus, behind; āversōs aggressus est, he attacked them from behind

sequī, follow

subsequī, follow up

succēdere, succeed; noun successor

cēdere, recēdere, retractāre, sē subdūcere refl., withdraw, retire; noun recessus

revehī, drive, sail, etc., back

recurrere, run or hasten back

redīre, regredī, revenīre, revertī, come back, return; nouns reditus, regressus, reversiō, return; reditū interclūdī, be prevented from returning

remigrāre, wander back, return 

redux, returning

recidere, fall back

resilīre, leap back, rebound

repōnere, put back

revehere, bring back

retrahere, draw or drag back

redūcere, redigere, lead back; noun reductiō 

referre, reportāre, carry back

pellere, repellere, refūtāre, drive back 

revolvere, roll back

rēicere, throw back

repercutere, cast back

refundere, pour back

remittere, send back; noun remissiō

retinēre, retentāre, refrēnāre, supprimere, hold back; noun retentiō 

restringere, revincīre, bind back

from A Handbook of the Latin Language by Walter Ripman (1930). Transcribed by Carolus Raeticus (2011).

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