sub-
(SUB)under or below
Latin for under. A submarine goes under the sea; a subway runs under the street.
Example words
submarine
a vessel that goes under the sea
submerge
to put under water
subway
a railroad that runs under the street
subtract
to take from under — to remove
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing sub-, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
subscribe
to sign up for something, originally by writing your name underneath
submit
to send under someone's authority
subtract
to take away (pull from under)
succeed
to go after — and reach the goal
submarine
a vessel that goes under the sea
submerge
to put under water
subway
a railroad that runs under the street
subterranean
under the ground
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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