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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Insta en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɪn.stə/ (UK, US)
  • /ˈɪn.stɐ/ (Multicultural-London-English)

Meanings

  1. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of Instagram.
    alt of Instagram
    • These are the slaves to technology: the Candy Crushers, the Facebook fanatics, the Insta-idlers, the Snapchat servants and Twitter twiddlers who spend every spare minute absorbed by their screens. 2018, Jack Lewis, The Science of Sin: Why We Do The Things We Know We Shouldn’t, Bloomsbury Sigma, →ISBN:

Deriveds

Insta-perfect · Insta-story · Insta story

Descendants

і́нста

Insta en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɪn.stə/ (UK, US)
  • /ˈɪn.stɐ/ (Multicultural-London-English)

Meanings

  1. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of Instagram.
    alt of Instagram
    • Patrick Dempsey, who played Dr. Derek Shepherd for 11 seasons, Insta-ed a close-up of his masked face, captioning it with one of his catchphrases. "It’s a Beautiful Day to Save Lives," he wrote. "#WearAMask." 2020 July 23, Jelisa Castrodale, “‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Gears Up for Pandemic Storyline in Upcoming 60,000th Season”, in Vice:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Insta'd Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Insta'd Tense=Past lexicographic
Insta'ed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Insta'ed Tense=Past lexicographic
Instas Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
Insta's Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
Insta-ed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Insta-ed Tense=Past lexicographic
Insta-ing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Insta'ing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic