English Vocabulary in 365 Days - Lesson 16

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Hello everyone, in our Lesson 15, we learnt about the prefixes circum, circ.  Circum, Circ represent  the meanings around; about. Today we shall see the prefixes Com, Col, Con, Cor, Co. Happy Reading :)

Day 16 : Com, Col, Con, Cor, Co

• com, col, con, cor, co - with; together

Let's try to understand this with some examples....

• Collect (verb) = to bring things together from different people or places.
• • col - Prefix = together
  • lect (legere) - Root = choose
• Concentrate (verb) = to bring something together in one place.
• • con - Prefix = together
  • centr (centrum) - Root = centreate - Suffix = cause to be
    

Let's have a look at some more words with com, col, con, cor, co prefixes, for better understanding.

• connect = to link together
• compute = to calculate something
• cooperation = a joint effort or labor
• correct = accurate or true, without any mistakes
• concept = an abstract idea
• combat = to fight with somebody (especially during war)
• concord = agreement and peace with your fellow country / people
• compound = something consisting of two or more different parts

Home Work :

Try to guess the meanings of the following elements.

1. -able
2. -cide
3. -ation
4. -dom

a. the action of 

c. the state of

Shraboni Chakraborty

Asstt. Professor

English and Foreign Languages University,

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