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# affix

«affix» in Mova's school dictionary: **noun (grammar): A letter group added to a word to change…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (affix, affixes, affixed, affixing); noun (an affix, affixes)

### meaning for a pupil

1) noun (grammar): A letter group added to a word to change its meaning: a prefix at the start (un-, re-) or a suffix at the end (-ful, -ness). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affix/#m1)

2) verb (formal): To stick, fix or attach something to something else. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affix/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In English and grammar lessons, affixes make new words: un + happy, kind + ness. The formal verb appears on forms and instructions: «affix a stamp». Phrases: «affix a label», «affix a photo».

### examples

- «Un-» and «-ful» are both affixes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affix/#x1)
- Add an affix to «help» to make «helpful». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affix/#x2)
- Affix a stamp to the envelope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affix/#x3)
- Please affix your photo here. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affix/#x4)
- The notice was affixed to the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affix/#x5)
- In «replay», the affix «re-» means again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affix/#x6)

### note

Noun said «AF-fix», verb «a-FIX». Prefix and suffix are kinds of affix. The verb is formal; say «stick» in everyday talk.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «affix» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affix/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.