| 【read】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "rædan," and "redan." It carries the basic meaning of "read." from PIE *re- "to reason, count" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "read"]
dread ☆[5216] Dread is a feeling of great anxiety and fear about something that may happen.
read ****[195] When you read something such as a book or article, you look at and understand the words that are written there.
reader ****[1524] The readers of a newspaper, magazine, or book are the people who read it.
reading ****[1658] Reading is the activity of reading books.
[WORD ROOT]root read
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] read
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) rædan, redan
[MEANING]root read
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 rædan [related to ræd, red] to advise, counsel; put in order
- 【Old English】 redan =rædan;
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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dread ☆[5216] noun from dread 〈 read
【DEFINITION】 Dread is a feeling of great anxiety and fear about something that may happen.
【pl.】 dreads
【ROOTs】 ⑴ d(ond); against, opposite ⑵ read; read
【Etymology】 《Old English ondrædan》 [from ond-+rædan] counsel or advise against; to dread, fear, be afraid
【DERIVATIVEs】 dreadful, dreadfulness, dread
read ★★★★[195] verb from read
【DEFINITION】 When you read something such as a book or article, you look at and understand the words that are written there.
【Declension/Conjugation】 read, read, reading, reads
【SYNONYM】 interpret
【ROOTs】 read; read
【Etymology】 《Old English rædan》 [related to ræd, red] to advise, counsel; put in order
【DERIVATIVEs】 read, readership, reader, reading
reader ★★★★[1524] noun from read
【DEFINITION】 The readers of a newspaper, magazine, or book are the people who read it.
【pl.】 readers
【COMPOSITION】 read + er
【ROOTs】 ⑴ read; ⑵ er; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English rædan》 [related to ræd, red] to advise, counsel; put in order
【DERIVATIVEs】 read, readership, reader, reading
reading ★★★★[1658] noun from read
【DEFINITION】 Reading is the activity of reading books.
【pl.】 readings
【SYNONYM】 interpretation
【COMPOSITION】 read + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ read; read ⑵ ing; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English rædan》 [related to ræd, red] to advise, counsel; put in order
【DERIVATIVEs】 read, reader, reading
Other words containing "read"; dreadful, dreadfulness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
ratio, ration, rati-, rat-
rapt-, rap-
rang-
rain
radi
quest, -quer-, -quir-, quesit-, -quisit-
quass-, quati-, -cuti-, -cuss-
qual
pute
put
