The prefix for "fasten" is "un-".
To fasten, join, or attach. :) usually it ends up saying it was affixed to :)
The past tense of fasten is fastened.
Yes, the opposite of de- is ad-. This is not exactly true for the word detach however. The opposite for this word is at- to make attach.
The word 'prefix' does contain a prefix; it is made up from the Latin praefixus (fix in front [of]) + figere(to fasten, to fix), so the 'pre-' part of the word is a prefix.The word 'prefix' itself can certainly be prefixed, if the occasion should arise. For example:'As a PhD Jan is entitled to use the prefix 'Doctor' but since she was asked to deliver a baby on a flight to Australia she's been a bit anti-prefix, and prefers to simply be known as Ms Jan Smith.'
The root word "fix" means to fasten or attach. In the case of suffix and prefix, "fix" is combined with pre- and sub- to create new words with specific meanings related to attaching to the beginning or end of a word.
The prefix is -un as in unfasten.
to fasten
The root word in both is "fix" meaning "to fasten." "Pre-" means "before", so Prefix literally means "to fasten before." "Suf-" means "upon" or "below", so Suffix means "to fasten upon or below." As nouns, which is their most common usage, a prefix is a word part attached before the root word, and a suffix is a word part attached to the end of a word.
To fasten, join, or attach. :) usually it ends up saying it was affixed to :)
Jackson rhymes with fasten!
The past tense of fasten is fastened.
Yes, the opposite of de- is ad-. This is not exactly true for the word detach however. The opposite for this word is at- to make attach.
The word 'prefix' does contain a prefix; it is made up from the Latin praefixus (fix in front [of]) + figere(to fasten, to fix), so the 'pre-' part of the word is a prefix.The word 'prefix' itself can certainly be prefixed, if the occasion should arise. For example:'As a PhD Jan is entitled to use the prefix 'Doctor' but since she was asked to deliver a baby on a flight to Australia she's been a bit anti-prefix, and prefers to simply be known as Ms Jan Smith.'
The root word "fix" means to fasten or attach. In the case of suffix and prefix, "fix" is combined with pre- and sub- to create new words with specific meanings related to attaching to the beginning or end of a word.
An example sentence using the word fasten is:I do not know what adhesive to use to fasten a mirror to drywall.
Some synonyms for fasten are: affix, attach, fix
The meaning of fixed is to fasten in a secured position.