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- pronunciation:
- pre
zih
d
 nt
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an officer elected to lead a group or organization.
I worked hard as president of our book club. |
| definition 2: |
(often capitalized) the head of a government that takes the form of a republic.
France elects a new president every five years.
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| related words: |
head, leader |
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The word president
contains the following parts:
pre-
Latin
prefix
that means before
  Example words:
precaution, precede, predict, prediction, preface, prefer, preference, prefix, prejudice, present1, preside, president
- synonyms:
- pro-2, ante-
- antonyms:
- post-
sed, sid, sess
Latin
root
that means sit; settle
Example words:
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
accident, accidental, adjacent, affluent, agent, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, complacent, confident, consultant, continent, current, dependent, different, disinfectant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, incessant, indignant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, president, prudent, pungent, reluctant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, vacant
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