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English Word Roots

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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: stick "to pierce", "stick" from Old English sticca, stician 【stick】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "sticca," and "stician."It carries the basic meaning of "to pierce," and "stick."from PIE *steig- "to stick; pointed"[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "stick"] chopstick △[797] stick ****[390] If you stick something somewhere, you put it there in a rather casual way.sticky ***[3218] A stic..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: stead "standing", "stead" from Old English stede Go Korean Version【stead】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "stede."It carries the basic meaning of "standing," and "stead."from PIE *sta- "to stand, make or be firm"[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "stead"] instead ****[1034] If you do not do something, but do something else instead, you do the second thing and not the first thin..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: stand "stand." from Old English standan, stand Go Korean Version【stand】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "standan," and "stand."It carries the basic meaning of "stand."from PIE *sta- "to stand, make or be firm"[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "stand"] misunderstand ☆[4620] If you misunderstand someone or something, you do not understand them properly.stand ****[257] When you..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: stair "stair." from Old English stæger 【stair】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "stæger."It carries the basic meaning of "stair."from PIE *steigh- "go, rise, stride, step, walk"[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "stair"] downstairs **[3949] If you go downstairs in a building, you go down a staircase towards the ground floor.stair ***[716] Stairs are a set of steps insi..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: st-, stat- "stand", "enact" from Latin stare, status, stabilis, statuere Go Korean Version【st-, stat-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "stare," "status," "stabilis," and "statuere."It carries the basic meaning of "stand," "enact," "set," and "condition."from PIE *sta- "to stand, make or be firm"[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "st-, stat-"] arrest ***[2882] If the police arrest you, they take charge of y..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: spond "pledge", "a surety" from Latin spondere, sponsus Go Korean Version 【spond】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "spondere," and "sponsus."It carries the basic meaning of "pledge," "a surety," "guarantee; give assurance," and "promise solemnly."[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "spond"] correspondent ***[2533] A correspondent is a newspaper or television journalist, especially one who spe..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: spire "breathe." from Latin spirare, spiritus Go Korean Version 【spire】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "spirare," and "spiritus."It carries the basic meaning of "breathe."[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "spire"] aspiration ☆[4819] Someone''s aspirations are their desire to achieve things.aspire **[3471] If you aspire to something such as an important job, you have a strong des..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: stinct "punctuate", "prick" from Latin stinguere Go Korean Version 【stinct】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "stinguere."It carries the basic meaning of "punctuate," "prick," and "pierce."[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "stinct"] distinct **[4230] If you say that you are talking about one thing as distinct from another, you are indicating exactly which thing you mean.distinctive **..

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