ad- / ac- / ap- / at-
to, toward, near
Latin · ad
Latin ad means to or toward. Its d changes to match the next letter: ac-cept, ap-pear, at-tend, ar-rive. The doubled letter is a clue that ad- has been assimilated.
Memory trick
ad- is an arrow pointing at the goal: you move TO the word that follows.
Words from this root
- adjust (ad + just) — to move toward a right fitसमायोजित करना
- admire (ad + mire) — to look toward with wonderप्रशंसा करना
- advance (ad + vance) — to move forwardआगे बढ़ना
- accept (ac + cept) — to take toward oneselfस्वीकार करना
- announce (an + nounce) — to bring news toward peopleघोषणा करना
- appear (ap + pear) — to come into viewदिखाई देना
- approve (ap + prove) — to agree as goodमंज़ूरी देना
- arrive (ar + rive) — to reach a placeपहुँचना
- attend (at + tend) — to be present atउपस्थित होना
- attract (at + tract) — to pull towardआकर्षित करना
- assist (as + sist) — to stand by and helpमदद करना
- assign (as + sign) — to give a task to someoneकाम सौंपना