Latin word root · Prefixes

con-: with, together

con- is a Latin root meaning “with, together”. Learn its variants and explore 16 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: with, together

Root forms: con-, com-, col-, cor-, co-

Source word: cum — with, along with

Word family and examples

• contact

  the state of physical touching

• correct

  free from error; in accordance with fact

• confidence

  the feeling of self-assurance from trust in one's abilities

• conduct

  to organize and carry out; to lead or guide

• collect

  to bring or gather together

• consent

  permission for something to happen

• convince

  to cause someone to believe firmly in something

• consecutive

  following continuously in unbroken order

• contents

  the things held or contained in something

• convert

  to change from one form or purpose to another

• construct

  to build or make something by putting parts together

• conscience

  a person's moral sense of right and wrong

• conclude

  to bring to an end; to arrive at a judgment

• constitute

  to be a part of a whole; to establish or set up

• compose

  to create a work of art, especially music or writing

• convene

  to come or bring together for a meeting

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