affix
/əˈfɪks/
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Also a noun
Meaning
To attach or fasten something physically to an object or surface.
Please affix the mailing label to the upper right corner of the package.
The technician affixed a warning sticker after completing the inspection.
How it's used
- affix the label to the package
“affix it to the envelope.”
Affix the stamp to the envelope before mailing it.
Collocations
- affix a label
- affix a stamp
- affix a signature
- affix a seal
Meaning
A bound morpheme added to the beginning, middle, or end of a word stem to form a new word or grammatical inflection.
The prefix 'un-' and the suffix '-able' are common types of affix in English.
Does this language use an affix to indicate the past tense?
Collocations
- inflectional affix
- derivational affix
Synonyms
- morpheme