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vid
(VID)to see
Latin for seeing. Almost every word about sight or visual things uses vid or vis.
rootLatin
Senses & perceptionSpellings:vidvis
Example words
video
a recording you watch
visible
able to be seen
vision
the ability to see
evident
easy to see — clear
supervise
to watch over
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing vid, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
video
a recording you watch
visible
able to be seen
vision
the ability to see
evident
easy to see — clear
supervise
to watch over
preview
to see before the full release
television
a device that shows pictures from far away
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).
Related roots
Senses & perception. Roots about hearing, seeing, feeling, and noticing.
Browse all senses & perception roots →L.4.4bL.5.4b