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Meaning of "confix" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONFIX

confix  [kənˈfɪks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONFIX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Confix is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb confix in English.

WHAT DOES CONFIX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Circumfix

A circumfix is an affix, a morpheme that is placed around another morpheme. Circumfixes contrast with prefixes, attached to the beginnings of words; suffixes, that are attached at the end; and infixes, inserted in the middle. See also epenthesis. Circumfixes are common in Malay and Georgian.

Definition of confix in the English dictionary

The definition of confix in the dictionary is to fasten.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONFIX

PRESENT

Present
I confix
you confix
he/she/it confixes
we confix
you confix
they confix
Present continuous
I am confixing
you are confixing
he/she/it is confixing
we are confixing
you are confixing
they are confixing
Present perfect
I have confixed
you have confixed
he/she/it has confixed
we have confixed
you have confixed
they have confixed
Present perfect continuous
I have been confixing
you have been confixing
he/she/it has been confixing
we have been confixing
you have been confixing
they have been confixing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I confixed
you confixed
he/she/it confixed
we confixed
you confixed
they confixed
Past continuous
I was confixing
you were confixing
he/she/it was confixing
we were confixing
you were confixing
they were confixing
Past perfect
I had confixed
you had confixed
he/she/it had confixed
we had confixed
you had confixed
they had confixed
Past perfect continuous
I had been confixing
you had been confixing
he/she/it had been confixing
we had been confixing
you had been confixing
they had been confixing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will confix
you will confix
he/she/it will confix
we will confix
you will confix
they will confix
Future continuous
I will be confixing
you will be confixing
he/she/it will be confixing
we will be confixing
you will be confixing
they will be confixing
Future perfect
I will have confixed
you will have confixed
he/she/it will have confixed
we will have confixed
you will have confixed
they will have confixed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been confixing
you will have been confixing
he/she/it will have been confixing
we will have been confixing
you will have been confixing
they will have been confixing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would confix
you would confix
he/she/it would confix
we would confix
you would confix
they would confix
Conditional continuous
I would be confixing
you would be confixing
he/she/it would be confixing
we would be confixing
you would be confixing
they would be confixing
Conditional perfect
I would have confix
you would have confix
he/she/it would have confix
we would have confix
you would have confix
they would have confix
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been confixing
you would have been confixing
he/she/it would have been confixing
we would have been confixing
you would have been confixing
they would have been confixing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you confix
we let´s confix
you confix
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to confix
Past participle
confixed
Present Participle
confixing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONFIX


affix
əˈfɪks
antefix
ˈæntɪˌfɪks
crucifix
ˈkruːsɪfɪks
demographics
ˌdɛməˈɡræfɪks
fix
fɪks
graphics
ˈɡræfɪks
hieroglyphics
ˌhaɪərəˈɡlɪfɪks
infix
ɪnˈfɪks
micrographics
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɡræfɪks
postfix
pəʊstˈfɪks
prefix
ˈpriːfɪks
psychographics
ˌsaɪkəʊˈɡræfɪks
reaffix
ˌriːəˈfɪks
refix
riːˈfɪks
reprographics
ˌriːprəˈɡræfɪks
specifics
spɪˈsɪfɪks
suffix
ˈsʌfɪks
superfix
ˈsuːpəˌfɪks
transfix
trænsˈfɪks
unfix
ʌnˈfɪks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONFIX

confirmed
confirmed credit
confirmed letter of credit
confirmedly
confirmee
confirmer
confirmings
confirmor
confiscable
confiscatable
confiscate
confiscation
confiscator
confiscatory
confiserie
confiseur
confit
Confiteor
confiture
conflagrant

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONFIX

Aix
appendix
Asterix
Beatrix
dominatrix
flix
Grand Prix
helix
Hendrix
matrix
mix
nix
phoenix
pix
quick fix
remix
Roubaix
six
subfix
tix

Synonyms and antonyms of confix in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «confix» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONFIX

Find out the translation of confix to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of confix from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «confix» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

confix
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

confix
570 millions of speakers

English

confix
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

confix
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

confix
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

confix
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

confix
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

confix
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

CONFIX
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Confix
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Confix
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

confix
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

confix
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Confix
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

confix
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

confix
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Confix
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

confix
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

confix
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

confix
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

confix
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

confix
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

confix
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

confix
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Confix
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

confix
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of confix

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFIX»

The term «confix» is used very little and occupies the 155.189 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFIX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about confix

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONFIX»

Discover the use of confix in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to confix and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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PC Mag
While the latest versions of DOS provide some of CONFIX's commands, CONFIX works on all versions of DOS from 2.0, and its memory-access commands are not available in any version of DOS. You load CONFIX by listing it on a DEVICE: ...
2
EIL, ELF, Global English: Teaching and Learning Issues
To the same confix are related not only words such as rhinitis, rhinoplasty, but also rheumatism, rheumatic, troubled with rheum, from rheum, liquid that drips from the nose, -rrhoea, related to flow ('diarrhea', a flowing through, 'logorrhea', ...
Cesare Gagliardi, Alan Maley, 2010
3
Data Mining for Association Rules and Sequential Patterns: ...
Sequential and Parallel Algorithms Jean-Marc Adamo. Now. for all j. 1 < j < q: (K • supiamefR,). i,) • confiRj, is)) ' sup(ante(R\ Ulsjs, i,) = (sup(ame(R.^ ij) • confix, is)) / (q • max{sup(a7ite(Rj), ij) | l<j < q}) ...
Jean-Marc Adamo, 2001
4
Aspects of the Theory of Morphology
To illustrate my point, I will consider two major classes of proposed combinations of morphological processes: 1) different types of confixes used simultaneously; 2) a confix used simultaneously with a modification. Further combinations could ...
David Beck, 2006
5
The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
CONFIX' (v. t. from tbe Lat. con tvitb, and ngo to fix) To fasten, to fix down. Confix' ed (p. from confix) Fixed down, fastened. Confix'ing (p. a. not much used, from confix) Fastening, fixing down. CONFLA'GltATE (1/ flagito to ask toitb with great ...
John Ash, 1775
6
A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
CONFIX', v. t. [L. configo, confixum ; con anifigo, to fix, to thrust to or on. Sec Fix.] To fix down ; to fasten. S/tak. CONFIX'ED, pp. Fixed down or to; fastened. CONFIX 'ING, ppr. Fixing to or on ; fastening. CONFIX'URE, n. The act of fastening.
Noah Webster, 1832
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PC Magazine: The Independent Guide to IBM-standard Personal ...
While the latest versions of DOS provide some of CONFIX's commands, CONFIX works on all versions of DOS from 2.0, and its memory-access commands are not available in any version of DOS. You load CONFIX by listing it on a DEVICE= ...
8
Defining a Linguistic Area: South Asia
... suffix Turkish, etc. suffix suffix Mongolian, etc. suffix suffix Korean suffix suffix Japanese suffix + (paradigmatic) suffix Gilyak suffix + initial cons. str. Chukchi confix Georgian confix confix Albanian — prefix + (paradigmatic) Greek ...
Colin P. Masica, 2005
9
Typology of Resultative Constructions: Translated from the ...
Confix her-an. This confix forms reciprocal verbs: ber-cium-an 'to kiss one another' from -cium 'to kiss', verbs of cooperative action or verbs with obligatory plural subject: be-terbang-an (be- is a morphophonological variant of ber-) 'to fly ( of ...
Vladimir P. Nedjalkov, 1988
10
History and Historiography of Linguistics: Papers from the ...
1986:31). To mention a case which involves another pattern of word formation, it has recently been suggested that confix would be a convenient term for items like phon- in phonetic or -phon in microphone that never occur as words but only as ...
Hans-Josef Niederehe, E. F. K. Koerner, 1990

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« EDUCALINGO. Confix [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/confix>. May 2024 ».
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