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ven
(VEN)to come
Latin for coming or arriving. An event is something that comes; an adventure is something that comes to you.
rootLatin
MovementSpellings:venvent
Example words
convene
to come together as a group
prevent
to come before and stop something
invent
to come upon (discover or create) something new
intervene
to come between
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).
Movement. Roots about going, sending, carrying, and getting somewhere.
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