"ad-" meaning in English

See ad- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ad-. Doublet of at-. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ad-}} Latin ad-, {{doublet|en|at-}} Doublet of at- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} ad-, {{en-prefix}} ad-
  1. (no longer productive) Doing, enacting, forming a verb. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-ad--en-prefix-en:doing
  2. Near, close to, adjacent. Tags: morpheme Translations (near; at): ad- (Portuguese), a- (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-ad--en-prefix-en:near Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 23 9 29 1 3 31 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 1 27 9 23 2 4 30 3 Disambiguation of 'near; at': 1 82 4 4 3 2 2 2
  3. Towards in direction or movement. (anatomy) Towards the midline of the body. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-ad--en-prefix-en:towards
  4. (no longer productive) Intensifying, additionally. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-ad--en-prefix-en:intensifying Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 23 9 29 1 3 31 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 1 27 9 23 2 4 30 3
  5. Along, alongside. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ad--en-prefix-en:along
  6. Appending and/or prepending. Adding from either side. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ad--en-prefix-en:appending
  7. Modifying. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ad--en-prefix-en:modifying Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 28 8 20 0 3 37 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 23 9 29 1 3 31 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 1 27 9 23 2 4 30 3
  8. Atop or above in position. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ad--en-prefix-en:atop
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

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        "Intensifying, additionally."
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        "Along, alongside."
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        "Modifying."
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          "above"
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        "(no longer productive) Doing, enacting, forming a verb."
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        "(no longer productive) Intensifying, additionally."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "admarginal, adnervular, adstratum",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Along, alongside."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Along",
          "along"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:along"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "adfix, adposition, affix",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Appending and/or prepending. Adding from either side."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Appending",
          "appending"
        ],
        [
          "prepending",
          "prepending"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:appending"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "adnominal, adverb, assoil",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Modifying."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Modifying",
          "modifying"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:modifying"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "adatom, adcumulate, aggrade",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Atop or above in position."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Atop",
          "atop"
        ],
        [
          "above",
          "above"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:atop"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "near; at",
      "word": "ad-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "near; at",
      "word": "a-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ad-"
}

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