me can form new words with other roots and affixes, e.g. Рfoot: football, footman, footpath, footprint, footnote, footing, footbridge, footstep, footwearРhouse: household, housework, housewife, housekeeper, housemaid, housefly, housing, greenhouse, pilothouse, outhouseРPolysemyРWords belonging to the basic word stock often possess more than one meaning because most of them have undergone semantic changes in the course of use and e polysemous. For example, “take” may mean:Рto move or carry from one place to another;Рto remove or use without permission or by mistake;Рto seize or capture (as in take over)Рto get for oneself;Рto get hold of sth. with the hands;Рto be willing to accept;Рto bear or endureРto need (a stated amount of time) as in “How long does it take you to get home from school?
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