Gerund Word Explorer
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Mit/Miss (send)

Mit, miss

Latin mittere, missum: to send.

Please submit your homework by Monday.

Transmit

To send a signal or message across a distance.

The radio station transmits news to villages across Odisha.

Mission

A task someone is sent to do.

The space mission sent a rover to study the moon.

Remember: Mit/miss = send: a message is sent; admission = sending in. Double the t before -ed/-ing: permitted, transmitting. Stress: a PER-mit, but to per-MIT.

Short lessonRootsMany English words are built on old Latin or Greek roots that carry a core meaning.

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