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 Definitions of affix  [əˈfɜr mə tɪv]  

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Definition of 'affix' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) affix
to fasten or attach:
to affix stamps to a letter.

2.  affix
to add on; append:
to affix a signature to a contract.

3.  affix
to attach (blame, reproach, etc.).

4. (n.) affix
something that is joined or attached.

5.  affix
a bound inflectional or derivational element, as a prefix, infix, or suffix, added to a base or stem to form a fresh stem or a word, as -ed added to want to form wanted, or im- added to possible to form
impossible.

Etymology:  (1525–35; < L affīxus, ptp. of affīgere to attach, fix =af-af - +fīgere to fasten)

Definition of 'affix' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) affix
a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form

2. (verb) affix, stick on
attach to
"affix the seal here"

3. (verb) append, add on, supplement, affix
add to the very end
"He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"

4. (verb) affix
attach or become attached to a stem word
"grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"


Definition of 'affix' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) affix
that which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix

2. (verb) affix
to subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's name to a writing

3. (verb) affix
to fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically

4. (verb) affix
to attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one

5. (verb) affix
to fix or fasten figuratively; -- with on or upon; as, eyes affixed upon the ground


Translation of 'affix' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to attach (something) to an object etc
Affix the stamp to the envelope.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: vasheg Arabic flag Arabic: يُضِيف، يُلْصِق Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: прикрепям
Brazilian flag Brazilian: afixar Czech flag Czech: připojit, připevnit, přil German flag German: befestigen, anbringen
Danish flag Danish: klæbe; fæstne; fastgøre Greek flag Greek: επικολλώ Spanish flag Spanish: pegar, fijar
Estonian flag Estonian: kinnitama Farsi flag Farsi: ضمیمه کردن؛ چسباندن Finnish flag Finnish: kiinnittää
French flag French: apposer Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהַצְמִיד, לְהַדְבִּיק, Hindi flag Hindi: संयुक्त करना, जोड़ना
Croatian flag Croatian: zalijepiti Hungarian flag Hungarian: ráragaszt Indonesian flag Indonesian: memasang, membubuhkan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: festaá/við Italian flag Italian: attaccare, apporre Japanese flag Japanese: 添える
Korean flag Korean: 붙이다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pritvirtinti, priklijuoti Latvian flag Latvian: piestiprināt
Malay flag Malay: menampal Dutch flag Dutch: vasthechten Norwegian flag Norwegian: feste, klebe
Polish flag Polish: przylepić, przyczepić Persian flag Persian: ضمیمه کردن؛ چسباندن Pashto flag Pashto: یوځای کول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: afixar Romanian flag Romanian: a aplica, a pune (pe) Russian flag Russian: прикреплять
Slovak flag Slovak: pripojiť, prilepiť Slovenian flag Slovenian: nalepiti Serbian flag Serbian: prilepiti
Swedish flag Swedish: fästa Thai flag Thai: ติด; ผูก Turkish flag Turkish: eklemek, iliştirmek
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 黏在…上 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: прикріпляти; прикладати Urdu flag Urdu: چسپاں کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: dán Chinese flag Chinese: 粘上

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