suffix onto
suffix (something) onto (something else)
To add an affix onto the end of an existing word or stem in order to create a new word or an inflectional ending. The most common way to form the past tense is by suffixing "-ed" onto a verb. You can make certain nouns feminine by suffixing "-ette" onto the end of them.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
suffix something onto something
to add an inflection or other part of a word onto another word. The students were told to suffix the correct plural marker onto all the nouns in the list. What do you get when you suffix -ed onto a verb like talk?
See also: suffix
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- suffix
- suffix (something) onto (something else)
- word by word
- from the word go
- have word (from someone or something)
- get word (from someone or something)
- receive word
- receive word (from someone or something)
- false friend
- word for word