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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
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 7, 8
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
- L.8.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
Place & direction. Roots that locate things: under, over, between, before, after.
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