root

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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noun, verb
+ noun
of plant
1 [C] the part of a plant that grows under the ground and absorbs water and minerals that it sends to the rest of the plant: deep spreading roots + I pulled the plant up by (= including) the roots. + Tree roots can cause damage to buildings. + root crops / vegetables (= plants whose roots you can eat, such as carrots)
See also - GRASS ROOTS, TAPROOT
of hair / tooth / nail
2 [C] the part of a hair, tooth, nail or tongue that attaches it to the rest of the body: hair that is blonde at the ends and dark at the roots
main cause of problem
3 [C, usually sing.] the main cause of sth, such as a problem or difficult situation: Money, or love of money, is said to be the root of all evil. + We have to get to the root of the problem. + What lies at the root of his troubles is a sense of insecurity. + What would you say was the root cause of the problem?
origin
4 [C, usually pl.] the origin or basis of sth: Flamenco has its roots in Arabic music.
connection with place
5 (roots) [pl.] the feelings or connections that you have with a place because you have lived there or your family came from there: I'm proud of my Italian roots. + After 20 years in America, I still feel my roots are in England.
of word
6 [C] (linguistics) the part of a word that has the main meaning and that its other forms are based on; a word that other words are formed from: 'Walk' is the root of 'walks', 'walked', 'walking' and 'walker'.
mathematics
7 [C] a quantity which, when multiplied by itself a particular number of times, produces another quantity
See also - CUBE ROOT, SQUARE ROOT
Idioms: put down roots
1 (of a plant) to develop roots
2 to settle and live in one place: After ten years travelling the world, she felt it was time to put down roots somewhere.
root and branch thoroughly and completely: The government set out to destroy the organization root and branch. + root-and-branch reforms
take root
1 (of a plant) to develop roots
2 (of an idea) to become accepted widely: Fortunately, militarism failed to take root in Europe as a whole.
+ verb
of plants
1 [V, VN] to grow roots; to make or encourage a plant to grow roots
search
2 [V +adv./prep.] ~ (about / around) for sth
~ (through sth) (for sth) to search for sth by moving things or turning things over: pigs rooting for food + 'It must be here somewhere,' she said, rooting through the suitcase. + Who's been rooting around in my desk? + Cats had been rooting in the garbage bags again.
Phrasal Verbs: root for sb/sth [no passive] (usually used in the progressive tenses) (informal) to support or encourage sb in a sports competition or when they are in a difficult situation: We're rooting for the Bulls. + Good luck-I'm rooting for you!
root sth/sb<->out
1 to find the person or thing that is causing a problem and remove or get rid of them: We need to root out corruption at all levels. + The principal promised to root out the troublemakers.
2 to find sb/sth after searching for a long time: I'll root out the photo for you.
root sb to sth to make sb unable to move because of fear, shock, etc: Embarrassment rooted her to the spot.
root sth<->up to dig or pull up a plant with its roots

Thesaurus dictionary

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I n.

1 base, basis, foundation, source, seat, cause, fountain-head, origin, fount, well-spring:

Love of money is the root of all evil.

2 rootstock, rootstalk, tap root, rootlet; tuber; Technical radix, radicle, radicel, rhizome, rhizomorph:

When transplanting seedlings, special care should be taken not to damage the roots

3 root and branch. radically, completely, utterly, entirely, wholly, totally:

The Romans sought to destroy Carthage root and branch.

4 roots. origins, heritage, family, lineage, house, antecedents, forefathers, foremothers, descent, genealogy, family tree, forebears, ancestors, predecessors, stock, pedigree; birthplace, motherland, fatherland, native land or country or soil, cradle:

Carlotta spent years tracing her roots to ancient Rome. The roots of civilization first appeared in Mesopotamia

5 take root. become set or established or settled, germinate, sprout, grow, develop, thrive, burgeon, flourish, spread:

Good work habits should take root at an early age; then they will last a lifetime.

v.

6 plant, set, establish, found, fix, settle, embed or imbed; entrench, anchor:

The cuttings failed to grow because they were not properly rooted. Hilary's fear of heights is rooted in a childhood fall from a tree

7 root out.

(a) Sometimes, root up. uproot, eradicate, eliminate, destroy, extirpate, exterminate:

Any subversives in the organization must be rooted out.

(b) find, uncover, discover, dig up or out, unearth, turn up, bring to light:

The survey of accounts is aimed at rooting out customers who are slow in paying.

v.

rootle, forage, dig, pry, nose, poke, ferret, burrow, rummage, delve, search, ransack:

Harvey has been rooting about in the garage looking for his tennis racket.

II v.

Usually, root for. cheer (for), applaud (for); boost, support, encourage, urge on:

I'm rooting for our side to win.

Collocation dictionary

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¹ of a plant

ADJ.

deep, shallow | gnarled

ROOT + VERB

develop, grow | put down, take

I hope those cuttings will take root.

ROOT + NOUN

system | crops, vegetables

PREP.

by its/the ~s

She pulled the shrub out by its roots.

² roots: place where you feel you belong

ADJ.

humble

Despite his wealth, he never forgot his humble roots.

| cultural

severed from our cultural roots by industrialization

| middle-class, peasant, working-class | French, Scottish, etc.

VERB + ROOT

get/go back to, return to

My husband wants to go back to his Irish roots.

| trace

They can trace their roots back to the sixteenth century.

| put down

We haven't been here long enough to put down roots.

| cut yourself off from

³ cause/source

ADJ.

deep | very | common

The two languages share a common root.

| historical

VERB + ROOT

have | get at/to, go to

I've spent months trying to get to the root of the problem.

| lie at

ROOT + NOUN

cause

PREP.

at (the ~ of)

It is a moral question at root. His fears of loneliness lay at the very root of his inability to leave.

| ~ in

The unrest has roots in religious differences.

PHRASES

the root of all evil

They consider globalization to be the root of all evil.

| the root of the matter/problem

I expect money is at the root of the matter.

Concise English dictionary

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roots|rooted|rootingruːt
noun
+(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
+(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
+the place where something begins, where it springs into being
+a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number
+the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
+someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
+a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
+the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
verb
+take root and begin to grow
+come into existence, originate
+plant by the roots
+dig with the snout
+take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
+become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
+cause to take roots

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