A2noun · countable / uncountable · common

root

root · roots

корінь, коріння

корни, корень, коренья, рут

Wurzel, Wurzeln, Quelle, Quellen

The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body,…The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.

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UK/ɹuːt/US/ɹut/

» Money is the root of all evil.

Geld ist der Ursprung allen Übels.

Geld ist die Wurzel allen Übels.

Деньги — корень зла.

Деньги - корень всех зол.

Гроші — корінь зла.

Meaning

22 senses

(countable, uncountable)The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
This tree's roots can go as deep as twenty metres underground.
Wurzel, Wurzeln
ко́реньkórenʹ, ко́рниkórni, коре́ньяkorénʹja
ко́ріньkórinʹ, корі́нняkorínnja
(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
(countable, uncountable)A root vegetable.
(countable, uncountable)The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing.
Wurzel, Wurzeln, Zahnwurzel
ко́реньkórenʹ, ко́рниkórni
ко́ріньkórinʹ
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
(countable, uncountable)The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
The root is the only part of the hair that is alive.
Haarwurzel, Wurzel
ко́реньkórenʹ, ко́рниkórni
the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
(countable, uncountable)The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.
He dyed his hair black last month, so the grey roots can be seen.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The primary source; origin.
The love of money is the root of all evil.
Quelle, Quellen
ко́реньkórenʹ, ко́рниkórni
ко́ріньkórinʹ
(countable, uncountable)The section of a wing immediately adjacent to the fuselage.
(countable, uncountable)The bottom of the thread of a threaded object.
The root diameter is the minor diameter of an external thread and the major diameter of an internal one.
(countable, uncountable)Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.
The cube root of 27 is 3.
Wurzel
ко́реньkórenʹ, ко́рниkórni
ко́ріньkórinʹ
a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
(countable, uncountable)A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”).
Multiply by root 2.
(countable, uncountable)A zero (of an equation).
ко́реньkórenʹ, ко́рниkórni
ко́ріньkórinʹ
(countable, uncountable)The single node of a tree that has no parent.
Wurzelknoten
ко́реньkórenʹ, ко́рниkórni

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406 sentences

Money is the root of all evil.
Гроші — корінь зла.
ruДеньги — корень зла.
deGeld ist der Ursprung allen Übels.
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I always root for the underdog.
Я завжди вболіваю за аутсайдера.
ruЯ всегда поддерживаю слабейшего.
deIch bin immer für den Außenseiter.
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Mary is rooting around in the attic for old photo albums.
Мері шукає на горищі старі альбоми з фотографіями.
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Mary is rooting about in the attic for old photo albums.
Мері шукає на горищі старі альбоми з фотографіями.
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Tom usually drinks diet root beer.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

part of a plant:

Русский

By meaning 2

part of a plant:

computing: user account at the root of the directory structure:

Deutsch

By meaning 8

part of a plant:

of a tooth:

part of a hair under the skin:

primary source:

graph theory: node in a tree that has no parent:

linguistic morphology: primary lexical unit of a word:

philology: word from which another word or words are derived:

computing: highest directory of a directory structure:

Origin

From Middle English wrōten (“to dig with the snout”), from Old English wrōtan, from Prot

From Middle English wrōten (“to dig with the snout”), from Old English wrōtan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrōtan, from Proto-Germanic *wrōtaną (“to dig out, to root”). Related to Old English wrōt (“snout; trunk”). Loss of initial w- probably due to influence from the related noun (Etymology 1).

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Forms

plural: roots

Singular	root
Plural	roots

regular

Synonyms

119 synonyms

basisB1 originB1 sourceA2 screwA2 commerceB2 conjunctionB2 connectionB1 conversationA1 sexB1 unionB1 loveA1 actionA1 bangB1 layB1

Close in meaning

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed:root word base stem theme radical
a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes:etymon
the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation:solution
the place where something begins, where it springs into being:beginning origin rootage source
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent):ancestor ascendant ascendent antecedent

Antonyms

2 antonyms

crest poleB1

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable

Collocations

5 patterns

the root of
root beer
root of all
root of the
is the root

root

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