*teh₂g- Proto-Indo-European
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Words from this root (21)

take A1
/teɪk/ To get hold of something and move it, or carry it with you.
entire B1
/ɪnˈtaɪɚ/ Whole or complete, with no part left out.
contact A2
/ˈkɑntækt/ Communication with someone, often regularly.
taste B1
/teɪst/ To notice or recognize the flavour of food or drink in your mouth.
taxi A1
/ˈtæksi/ A car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere.
task A2
/task/ A piece of work that you have to do.
tax B1
/tæks/ Money that people and businesses must pay to the government to fund public services.
intact C1
/ɪnˈtækt/ Complete and not damaged or broken.
tactic C2
/ˈtæktɪk/ A particular action or method planned to achieve a goal.
tack B2
/ˈtæk/ A way of dealing with a problem; an approach or course of action.
attain B1
/əˈteɪn/ To achieve something after a lot of effort.
tangible C1
/ˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/ capable of being treated as fact
tact C1
/tækt/ The skill of dealing with people sensitively and saying the right thing without causing offence.
contaminate B2
/kənˈtæmɪneɪt/ To make something dirty, dangerous, or unsafe by adding harmful substances.
contagion C2
/kənˈteɪd͡ʒən/ The spread of a disease from one person to another by close contact.
tactful C1
/ˈtæktfəl/ Careful not to say or do anything that might upset or offend other people.
tactile B2
/ˈtæktaɪl/ Relating to the sense of touch.
tangent C2
/ˈtæn.d͡ʒənt/ a ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
attainable B2
/əˈtæɪ.nə.bəl/ Possible to achieve or reach with effort.
tactfully C1
/ˈtæktfəli/ In a way that is careful not to offend or upset others.
attainment B2
/əˈteɪnmənt/ The act of achieving or reaching something.

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