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fer
(FER)to carry or bear
Latin for carrying or bearing. Closely related to port, but more often used for ideas and feelings rather than goods.
rootLatin
MovementExample words
transfer
to carry across
refer
to carry back to (a source)
prefer
to carry one thing in front of another (as a choice)
infer
to carry an idea inward — to figure it out
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing fer, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
transfer
to carry across
refer
to carry back to (a source)
prefer
to carry one thing in front of another (as a choice)
infer
to carry an idea inward — to figure it out
circumference
the distance around a circle
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 6, 7
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- 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).
Related roots
Movement. Roots about going, sending, carrying, and getting somewhere.
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