raíz — meaning in English

English meaning

• race noun A contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.
• root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
• stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
• zero num The number 0; the quantity representing none at all.

Senses

raíz is used for these senses in English:

• root The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
• root (figurative) The primary source; origin.
• root (linguistic morphology) The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.
• stem A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.
• zero (mathematics) A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero.

race — full definition

1. noun A contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.
2. noun A group of people classed together based on shared ancestry or physical characteristics.
3. verb To compete to see who can get somewhere or finish something first.

root — full definition

1. noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
2. noun The origin, source, or underlying cause of something.
3. noun In mathematics, a value which, raised to a given power, produces a specified number (most commonly the square root).
4. verb To become firmly fixed or established.
5. verb To cheer for or support someone, hoping for their success. (usually "root for")

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