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Meaning of -ant | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
ənt

Definitions

  1. The agent noun derived from verb.
  2. An adjective corresponding to a noun in -ance, having the sense of "exhibiting (the condition or process described by the noun)".
  3. An adjective derived from a verb, having the senses of: (a) "doing (the verbal action)", and/or (b) "prone/tending to do (the verbal action)".

Equivalents

Deutsch -ans
Français -ant
Polski -ant
Türkçe -men
Українська -ант -янт

Examples

“serve → servant”
“ascend → ascendant”
“err → errant.”
“blatant, blicant; flippant, old-farrant”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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