Etymological root
*teh₂g-
Proto-Indo-European
Words from this root(21)
take
A1
/teɪk/
To get hold of something and move it, or carry it with you.
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entire
B1
/ɪnˈtaɪɚ/
Whole or complete, with no part left out.
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contact
A2
/ˈkɑntækt/
Communication with someone, often regularly.
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taste
B1
/teɪst/
To notice or recognize the flavour of food or drink in your mouth.
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taxi
A1
/ˈtæksi/
A car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere.
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task
A2
/tæsk/
A piece of work that you have to do.
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tax
B1
/tæks/
Money that people and businesses must pay to the government to fund public services.
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intact
C1
/ɪnˈtækt/
Complete and not damaged or broken.
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tactic
C2
/ˈtæktɪk/
A particular action or method planned to achieve a goal.
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tack
B2
/ˈtæk/
A way of dealing with a problem; an approach or course of action.
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attain
B1
/əˈteɪn/
To achieve something after a lot of effort.
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tangible
C1
/ˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/
capable of being treated as fact
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tact
C1
/tækt/
The skill of dealing with people sensitively and saying the right thing without causing offence.
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contaminate
B2
/kənˈtæmɪneɪt/
To make something dirty, dangerous, or unsafe by adding harmful substances.
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contagion
C2
/kənˈteɪd͡ʒən/
The spread of a disease from one person to another by close contact.
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tactful
C1
/ˈtæktfəl/
Careful not to say or do anything that might upset or offend other people.
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tactile
B2
/ˈtæktaɪl/
Relating to the sense of touch.
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tangent
C2
/ˈtæn.d͡ʒənt/
a ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
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attainable
B2
/əˈtæɪ.nə.bəl/
Possible to achieve or reach with effort.
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tactfully
C1
/ˈtæktfəli/
In a way that is careful not to offend or upset others.
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attainment
B2
/əˈteɪnmənt/
The act of achieving or reaching something.
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