LEARNit Dictionary

root

noun

OPAL

the part of a plant that grows under the ground and takes in water and minerals that it sends to the rest of the plant

ریشه

see also grassroots, taproot

the part of a hair, tooth, nail or tongue that attaches it to the rest of the body

ریشه, بن

hair that is blonde at the ends and dark at the roots

the main cause of something, such as a problem or difficult situation

ریشه, علت اصلی, منشأ

Money, or love of money, is said to be the root of all evil.

We have to get to the root of the problem.

What lies at the root of his troubles is a sense of insecurity.

What would you say was the root cause of the problem?

the origin or basis of something

ریشه, منشأ, سرچشمه, بنیان, بنیاد

Flamenco may have its roots in Arabic music.

The festival has ancient and deep roots in English culture.

Her last three albums have seen her return to her bluegrass roots

We wanted to remain true to our creative roots.

the feelings or connections that you have with a place because you have lived there or your family came from there

ریشه, پیوند, دل‌بستگی, اصل و نسب

I'm proud of my Italian roots.

After 20 years in America, I still feel my roots are in England.

We have made lifelong friendships and put down roots.

the part of a word that has the main meaning and that its other forms are based on; a word that other words are formed from

ریشه, بُن

‘Comfort’ is the root of ‘comfortable’, ‘comfortably’, ‘discomfort’ and ‘uncomfortable’.

a quantity which, when multiplied by itself a particular number of times, produces another quantity

جذر