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affixed

/əˈfɪkst/

affixedadjective

/əˈfɪkst/

Past participle of the verb "affix" used adjectivally.

Translations

fixé

The affixed label on the package indicated its destination.

L’étiquette fixée sur le colis indiquait sa destination.

Additional translations

apposéS’emploie surtout pour une mention, une étiquette ou un document.

Definitions

Attached or fastened to something.

The affixed label on the package indicated its destination.

Synonyms

affixverb

affixed

Past Simple

affixed

Past Simple

affixed

Past Participle

affixing

Gerund

/əˈfɪks/

Translations

apposerSurtout pour une signature, un cachet ou un sceau.

He affixed his signature to the contract to make it official.

Il a apposé sa signature sur le contrat pour le rendre officiel.

fixerSens général : attacher solidement.

She affixed the stamp to the envelope before mailing it.

Elle a fixé le timbre sur l'enveloppe avant de l'envoyer.

Additional translations

attribuerSens figuré : attribuer une responsabilité, une faute ou une étiquette.

Definitions

To attach or fasten something to another object.

She affixed the stamp to the envelope before mailing it.

To add or append something, such as a signature or seal, to a document.

He affixed his signature to the contract to make it official.

To attribute or ascribe (something, especially blame, responsibility, or a label).

Critics unfairly affixed the failure of the project to the junior engineer.

Synonyms

affixnoun

Definitions

A morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word or word form, such as a prefix or suffix.

The affix '-ed' in 'walked' indicates the past tense.

An additional element placed at the beginning or end of a root, stem, or word, or in the body of a word, to modify its meaning.

In the word 'unhappiness', 'un-' is an affix that changes the meaning of the root word 'happiness'.

An object or appendage that is attached to something else; an addition or accessory.

The ornate affix on the book's cover drew her attention.

affixadjective

Definitions

Relating to or consisting of an affix.

In many languages, affix position is restricted by phonological rules.