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root English

Meaning root meaning

What does root mean?
Definitions in simple English

root Noun

— A root is a part of a tree or plant that is under the ground. The tree was supported by strong roots. — A root is the important part or the beginning part of something. I've lived here so long that I have roots here. The root of the word "being" is "be".

root Verb

— To root is to give or enable to something to develop roots; to fix or implant by or as if by roots — To root is to remove altogether by or as if by pulling out by the roots - usually used with out The school authorities will root out the troublemakers. — To root is to grow roots or take root. — To root is to have an origin or base. The love of money has its roots in greed.

root

— noun (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground — verb take root and begin to grow this plant roots quickly — noun (= stem) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed thematic vowels are part of the stem — noun (= beginning, origin, source) the place where something begins, where it springs into being the Italian beginning of the Renaissance Jupiter was the origin of the radiation Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River communism's Russian root — noun a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number — noun (= solution) the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation — noun the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support — verb cause to take roots — verb plant by the roots — verb come into existence, originate The problem roots in her depression — verb dig with the snout the pig was rooting for truffles — verb (= settle, settle down) become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style He finally settled down — noun (= etymon) a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes — noun (= ancestor) someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

Synonyms root synonyms

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root English » English

origin source base stem foundation cause radical basis take root bottom beginning principle foot fibre ancestor tuber trunk solution rhizome progenitor theme rootle rootage root word radix plant medicine heart fount etymon derivation cheer antecedent wellspring uproot tree tooth root taproot stump stool steady down square root settle down settle seed rout rope reason poke nerve

Topics root topics

What do people use root to talk about?
Universe, creation Plant

Parts of a plant
Person Body Head

Tooth
Person Body Limb

Finger, toe
Person Body

Hair
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation

Sports
Work and occupation Agriculture Growing crops

Growing roots
Work and occupation Animal husbandry Domesticated animal

Pig
Physical actions Hide

Search

Grammar
Person Healthy Disease

Tooth decay
Work and occupation Agriculture Tend a field

Uproot plants
Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Take something out of something
States Quantity Count

Mathematics

Conjugation root conjugation

How do you conjugate root?

root · verb

Examples root examples

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Simple sentences

What's the square root of 100?
Money is the root of all evil.
These words are derived from the same root.
Two is the fourth root of sixteen.
Imagination is the root of all civilization.
We learned at school that the square root of nine is three.
The root of the problem is a lack of communication between departments.
I always root for the underdog.
The lack of money is the root of all evil.
Poverty is the root of all evil.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
In itself idleness is not the root of all evil. Quite the opposite, in fact, it's a downright godly existence, as long as one isn't bored.
By averaging the squared difference between each value and the mean and finding the square root of the result, we can find the standard deviation.
Some people say that it is human nature to root for the underdog.
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Movie subtitles

It's a Cambodian root drug that, when taken too frequently, can induce a coma.
One of them opens his umbrella to compare its size with the mushroom, but the umbrella suddenly takes root and transforming itself into a mushroom starts growing attaining gigantic proportions.
Money is the root of all evil.
Root, stem, flower and all.
A man who could tear into the Taylors and root them out into the open.
The sum of the square roots of two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side.
It has become our second nature, it has not only taken disgusting forms, but it's undermining at the root the deep meaning of work, its poetry.
She jives by night, root, zoot and cute and solid to boot.
You taking root there?
Her fallow leas, the darnel, hemlock and rank fumitory, doth root upon, while that the coulter rusts that should deracinate such savagery.
Somehow or other, I can't figure myself getting excited about a root beer float.
The principles of equality and freedom never have taken root there.
Yet it was said, it should not stand in thy posterity, But that myself should be the root and father of many kings.
Yet it was said It should not stand in thy posterity, But that myself should be the root and father of many kings.
Not being a machine in the first place, I should be safe. I doubt whatever they have can take root in a cell that can change at will.
And there's root beer and Coca-Cola.
Didn't you bring nothing but root beer and Coca-Cola?
They got root beer this morning and liked it.
They must be wiped out, root and branch.
That's an idea that's gonna take root in your mind and it'll grow there. And you'll never be able to get rid of it.
And this, alas, is my son. Here sits the shame of an artistic family, a famous father's despair, the root of his gray hair.
I was a dull root.
We'll open up a case of root beer, light the candles, then Frankovitch and his ukulele.
Yet it was said, it should not stand in thy posterity, but that myself should be the root and father of many kings.
But that myself should be the root and father of many kings.
I'll root out this crook!
Has taken root in a new goodness, during these decades.
Yet was it said, it should not stand in thy posterity, but that myself should be the root and father of many kings.
Who can impress the forest, bid the tree unfix his earth-bound root?
Got any cold root beer?
Mister, you don't want your root beer?
I am afraid that is the root of the problem.
He'd eating a root of dome dpecial dort to dharpen hid witd.
If you're never gonna miss, I'll be buying root beers rest of the summer.
I find ways to root out insecurities, neuroses, inner tensions.

News and current affairs

Until China is released from the grip of religious politics, Liu's ideals are unlikely to take root.
While this is a reasonable demand, the rest of the Middle East - and, indeed, much of the world, including Europe - regard the root cause of the conflict as Israeli intransigence and arrogance, together with America's blind support for it.
It may well be that there is more than one root cause - every party to the conflict has a favorite one.
There is no point in belaboring whose pain is greater or whose root cause is deeper.
The main thrust of early conservatism was root-and-branch opposition to every form of social insurance: make the poor richer, and they would become more fertile.
Many of today's war zones - including Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, and Sudan - share basic problems that lie at the root of their conflicts.
Some, as usual, will claim that the Arab-Israeli conflict lies at the root of the problems that exist between Islam and the West, and that resolving the Palestinians' plight will contribute immensely to smoother relations.
But they at least can be corrected. That, however, requires first looking more deeply into the root causes of the problem.
A bond between party and voters - a bond based on policy - took root.
In particular, he will need to go beyond Keynesian fiscal-stimulus policies to heal the deep wounds to economic confidence that lie at the root of the current crisis.
Although Medvedev and Putin have apparently adopted a viable power-sharing arrangement, Russia's stunted political institutions lack the capacity to root out corruption and other inefficiencies.
The second school of thought contends that terrorism can be eradicated by addressing its root causes.
The horrible truth is that failure to eradicate the root causes of terrorism is almost certain to extend the Age of Terrorism, it is not clear that they really can be eradicated.
That Russia's genuine national interest - not imperial ambitions - are at the root of the second war in Chechnya is not sufficiently recognized.
To understand the dynamics of conflict in Burundi, we need to examine three root causes.
Without addressing the root of the problem - America's chronic saving shortfall - it is ludicrous to believe that there can be a bilateral solution for a multilateral problem.
Across Russia's near abroad, a form of criminalized diplomacy is taking root.
Indeed, Djindjic may well be a victim of his recent moves to root out organized crime.
Many of the important steps taken to stabilize the global financial system and economy, as well as to address the root causes of this crisis, will be achieved through the G-20.
Europe's disappointing economic performance lies at the root of this.
The constant ability of Africa's leaders to betray their people is the root cause of Africa's current misery.
Lending large sums before assessing root causes and determining appropriate policy responses can undermine the IFIs' credibility and reduce the capital available to assist other countries in need.
The root problem is that financial markets can now mobilize tens of billions of dollars for speculative purposes.
Addressing the challenges that we Britons face will first require acknowledging our limited control over their root causes.

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