pos / pon / posit
to put, to place
Latin · ponere / positus
Latin ponere (past form positus) gives words about putting things somewhere: compose puts parts together, deposit puts money down, oppose puts yourself against.
Memory trick
Pos: you pause and pose, putting your body in place for the photo.
Words from this root
- compose (com + pose) — to put together into a wholeरचना करना, मिलाकर बनाना
- composer (com + pose + er) — a person who writes musicसंगीतकार
- decompose (de + com + pose) — to break down into partsसड़ना, घटकों में टूटना
- deposit (de + posit) — to put down, especially moneyजमा करना
- depositor (de + posit + or) — a person who puts money in a bankजमाकर्ता
- depository (de + posit + ory) — a place where things are storedभंडार, गोदाम
- exponent (ex + pon + ent) — a person who puts forward an ideaप्रस्तावक, व्याख्याता
- exponential (ex + pon + ent + ial) — growing faster and fasterघातांकी, तेज़ी से बढ़ने वाला
- apposite (ap + pos + ite) — put in the right place, fittingउपयुक्त, सटीक
- juxtapose (juxta + pose) — to place side by sideपास-पास रखना
- oppose (op + pose) — to put yourself againstविरोध करना
- impose (im + pose) — to place a rule on someoneथोपना, लागू करना
- position (posit + ion) — the place where something is putस्थिति, पद
- proponent (pro + pon + ent) — a person who puts forward a planसमर्थक, प्रस्तावक
- expose (ex + pose) — to put out where it can be seenउजागर करना