(transitive) To attach.
Used in a Sentence
affixes
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for affixes.
Editorial note
That would happen every single time affixes are used, and affixes are extremely frequent in such languages.
Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
(transitive) To attach.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of affixes gathered in one view.
(transitive) To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for affixes.
verb
(transitive) To attach.
verb
(transitive) To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
noun
(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
noun
(now uncommon) That which is affixed; an appendage.
Example sentences
That would happen every single time affixes are used, and affixes are extremely frequent in such languages.
Perhaps the rate is this bad in comparison to my language where the subject is given implicitly in affixes?
The other is forced upon players, like what affixes your drops have or whether a dungeon spawns in a given area.
In addition to finding the dungeon, and then the item, you also need to get good affixes on the item, then get good rolls on your affixes.
The velcro has double back tape on the back, which affixes to the wall and the picture.
Nor are most compound words made up of simpler words or affixes such as mainland, snowman, simply, or even disuse.
A word like irregardless — with redundant affixes in it — may very well be far more communicative in noisy environments.
Many Legendary items got unique Legendary-only affixes that (when combined in clever ways) make them far better than fully random Rare items.
Or is it a chunk, or a stem with affixes, or something else entirely?
Chinese is an isolating language, so it doesn't have affixes, conjugation etc.
She affixes a grid of the stickers to the building/scaffolding/whatever along with a Sharpie, and folks passing by write their suggestions on the stickers.
On every gear slot you are looking for the same affixes.
Quote examples
Words in agglutinative languages can be, but not necessarily have to be, analyzed as a main morpheme ("word") with dependent morphemes attached ("affixes").
In particular, this: > Words in agglutinative languages can be, but [do] not necessarily have to be, analyzed as a main morpheme ("word") with dependent morphemes attached ("affixes").
"My reasoning is not the cognitive overhead that's caused by memorizing tons of characters, but overhead of encoding/decoding the affixes into that type of writing system." But that need to memorize IS a cognitive overhead that is hard to dismiss.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use affixes in a sentence?
That would happen every single time affixes are used, and affixes are extremely frequent in such languages.
What does affixes mean?
(transitive) To attach.
What part of speech is affixes?
affixes is commonly used as verb, noun.