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ad-
(AD)to or toward
Latin for to or toward. Often spelled ac-, af-, ag-, etc., to match the sound of the next letter.
prefixLatin
Place & directionSpellings:adat
Example words
attract
to pull toward
advance
to move toward — forward
advocate
to call out toward someone — to speak in support
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing ad-, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
advocate
to speak in support of something
acclaim
loud public praise
attract
to pull toward
advance
to move toward — forward
Who it is for
Grades served: 7, 8
Level 3Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
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