ad-
prefixEtymology Borrowed from Latin ad-. Doublet of at-.
8 senses
1
Idiomatic, Morpheme Doing, enacting, forming a verb.
- accouple
- admarginate
2 more examples
- admixture
- attune
2
Morpheme Near, close to, adjacent.
- adaxonal
- addental
1 more example
- admedial
3
Morpheme Towards in direction or movement. (anatomy) Towards the midline of the body.
- adapical
- adfluvial
1 more example
- adgerminal
5
Morpheme Along, alongside.
- admarginal
- adnervular
1 more example
- adstratum
6
Morpheme Appending and/or prepending. Adding from either side.
- adfix
- adposition
1 more example
- affix
7
Morpheme Modifying.
- adnominal
- adverb
1 more example
- assoil
8
Morpheme Atop or above in position.
- adatom
- adcumulate
1 more example
- aggrade
- Derived terms
59 terms
accident, acclaim, accouple, accrue, acculturation, adjust, admarginate, admix, admixture, adopt, affix, append, arrest, attrap, attune, adambulacral, adanal, adaxial, adaxonal, adcloacal, addental, adepithelial, adessive, admaxillary, admedial, admedially, admedian, admesal, adneural, adoral, adrectal, adrenal, adrostral, adsymphysial, appropinquity, adapical, adbasal, adcauline, adfluvial, adfreeze, adgerminal, adluminal, adluminally, admesial, accend, adsignification, adspection, admarginal, adnervular, adstratal, adstratum, adfix, adposition, adnominal, adverb, assoil, adatom, adcumulate, aggrade