The prefix with the meaning 'Beyond; over' is?

• A. Post-
• B. Meta-
• C. Pan-
• D. Inter-

Answer: (A)

Understanding prefixes that show scope helps you read terms more quickly. The idea being tested is which prefix expresses “beyond; over.” The prefix meta- carries that sense of beyond, transcending, or going to a higher level. In medical use, metastasis literally means cancer spreading beyond its original site, illustrating the beyond/over idea. It also appears in words like metadata, where the meaning extends to information about information.

The other options don’t fit as well: post- means after or following in time (postoperative, postseason); pan- means all or whole (panacea, pandemic); inter- means between or among (intercellular, international). So meta- is the best choice for “Beyond; over.”