Meaning of -tion | Babel Free
/-ʃən/Definitions
Used to form nouns meaning "the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb)". Words ending in this suffix are almost always derived from a similar Latin word; a few (e.g. gumption) are not derived from Latin and are unrelated to any verb. More often, -ation is used.
countable, idiomatic, morpheme, uncountable
Equivalents
Examples
“ignore + -tion → ignortion”
“scrimp + -tion → scrimption”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.