π The Suffix -wise
π The suffix (= letters that are added to the end of another word) βwise is an adverb maker that comes in very handy:
1οΈβ£ In some fixed expressions, it means in the direction of .
πEXAMPLES: lengthwise, clockwise, anti-clockwise
2οΈβ£ It is used in some useful function words.
πEXAMPLES: likewise, otherwise
3οΈβ£π The suffix -wise can also be added to a large number of words in the sense of from a ... point of view , refering to , or speaking of .
πEXAMPLE: Money-wise Iβm having a few problems.
πEXAMPLE: (ON TV) Letβs see whatβs happening weather-wise.
πEXAMPLE: I'm better than he is language-wise.
Comment any other examples you know. πππ
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π The suffix (= letters that are added to the end of another word) βwise is an adverb maker that comes in very handy:
1οΈβ£ In some fixed expressions, it means in the direction of .
πEXAMPLES: lengthwise, clockwise, anti-clockwise
2οΈβ£ It is used in some useful function words.
πEXAMPLES: likewise, otherwise
3οΈβ£π The suffix -wise can also be added to a large number of words in the sense of from a ... point of view , refering to , or speaking of .
πEXAMPLE: Money-wise Iβm having a few problems.
πEXAMPLE: (ON TV) Letβs see whatβs happening weather-wise.
πEXAMPLE: I'm better than he is language-wise.
Comment any other examples you know. πππ
@ingliztiliuzz
#suffix #intermediate