con-
(KON)with or together
Latin for with or together. Spelled co-, com-, col-, or cor- depending on the next letter.
Example words
connect
to tie together
convene
to come together as a group
cooperate
to work together
contact
to touch — to be in connection with
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing con-, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
convene
to come together as a group
conduct
to lead together — to direct an activity
congress
a coming together — a group that steps in to meet
consent
to feel together — to agree
contact
to touch — to be in connection with
contemporary
of the same time
connect
to tie together
cooperate
to work together
construct
to build by putting parts together
convert
to turn into something else
construction
the act of building
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 4, 5
- L.4.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
Place & direction. Roots that locate things: under, over, between, before, after.
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