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Learner8888 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
word book tells about every Part of Speech
hi
tell me the word book, which shows every POS of each word.
example
explain(verb)
explanation(noun)
explanatory(adjective)
explicable(adjective)
those words are family of the word "explain".
I want to know and learn them simultaneously.
but even most of dictionary don't show no other POS.
for example, when I search, "explain", every dictionary(including online) only shows "explain" as the verb commonly used.
no indication about other POS, like "explanation" "explanatory" "explicable".
every time I can see only "explain" as result on most dictionaries.
(only "Oxford Advanced learners dictionary" and sometimes Webstar could closely show the way how I want,
it could tell me about other POS as "word family" about each word,
but it was limited about very little numbers of kind of words, not the result of every word)
I don't understand why every word book only shows, indicates some of POS, like verb as representative.
I need word book rather than dictionary to study, know english words more,
but word books sold in market generally, show only each word independently as I said.
so every time I have to leave every word unknown of rest of the other POS till when I face them someday and search it by myself on dictionary.
it takes too much time....
I mean when I face "proliferate", I want to know also
"proliferative" "prolific" "prolificacy" "prolifically" "prolificity" "prolificness" on that time, on the way
searching the definition of firstly "proliferate", then I can learn everything simultaneously.
anyone know something word books which is written that way ??
tell me the word book, which shows every POS of each word.
example
explain(verb)
explanation(noun)
explanatory(adjective)
explicable(adjective)
those words are family of the word "explain".
I want to know and learn them simultaneously.
but even most of dictionary don't show no other POS.
for example, when I search, "explain", every dictionary(including online) only shows "explain" as the verb commonly used.
no indication about other POS, like "explanation" "explanatory" "explicable".
every time I can see only "explain" as result on most dictionaries.
(only "Oxford Advanced learners dictionary" and sometimes Webstar could closely show the way how I want,
it could tell me about other POS as "word family" about each word,
but it was limited about very little numbers of kind of words, not the result of every word)
I don't understand why every word book only shows, indicates some of POS, like verb as representative.
I need word book rather than dictionary to study, know english words more,
but word books sold in market generally, show only each word independently as I said.
so every time I have to leave every word unknown of rest of the other POS till when I face them someday and search it by myself on dictionary.
it takes too much time....
I mean when I face "proliferate", I want to know also
"proliferative" "prolific" "prolificacy" "prolifically" "prolificity" "prolificness" on that time, on the way
searching the definition of firstly "proliferate", then I can learn everything simultaneously.
anyone know something word books which is written that way ??
Top answer
I don't know of any book that lists all the possible related words for any given word. Certainly any ordinary dictionary will list many of them, in adjacent entries if not actually in the entry for the first word. For example, picking up my American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language and looking up "explain", I find, within a couple of column inches, the words explainable, explanation, explanatory, explanative, explanitorily, explicable, explicate, explication, and explicative.
- I don't know of any book that lists all the possible related words for any given word.
- Certainly any ordinary dictionary will list many of them, in adjacent entries if not actually in the entry for the first word.
- For example, picking up my American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language and looking up "explain", I find, within a couple of column inches, the words explainable, explanation, explanatory, explanative, explanitorily, explicable, explicate, explication, and explicative.
- ) Are these every possible word related to "explain"?
- Maybe not, but really, how many do you need at one time?
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I don't know of any book that lists all the possible related words for any given word. Certainly any ordinary dictionary will list many of them, in adjacent entries if not actually in the entry for the first word. For example, picking up my American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language and looking up "explain", I find, within a couple of column inches, the words explainable, explanatio
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thanks for immediate answer, khoff.
I know that correct grammer and vast vocabulary both necessary.
one necessity of each thing can not cover other one.
I believe each thing is different aspect of learning.
its not matter of usability, priority comparing.
I don't know why people leave other POS remains unknown and I wonder when to know them.
personally I believe its way bet
I know that correct grammer and vast vocabulary both necessary.
one necessity of each thing can not cover other one.
I believe each thing is different aspect of learning.
its not matter of usability, priority comparing.
I don't know why people leave other POS remains unknown and I wonder when to know them.
personally I believe its way bet
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thanks.
its same as other dictionary, it doesn't list "explicable", yeah its ok
and it even indicates unrelated words like "expiry" "expletive" as family of "explain".(or is that relative actually ?)
I have no idea to use it actually.
at least I have to be attentive when I use it.
its same as other dictionary, it doesn't list "explicable", yeah its ok
and it even indicates unrelated words like "expiry" "expletive" as family of "explain".(or is that relative actually ?)
I have no idea to use it actually.
at least I have to be attentive when I use it.
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