inflect en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin īnflectō, from in- (“in”) + flectō (“to bend”).
Meanings
- (transitive) To cause to curve inwards.
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(transitive) To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.
The actress has a great skill of being able to inflect her voice to any situation.
- (transitive) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
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(intransitive, of a word) To be varied in the form to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
In Latin, adjectives and nouns inflect a lot, but inflection is minimally found in Modern English.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| inflected | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| inflected | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| inflecting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| inflects | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
inflectable · noninflecting · inflectability · inflective · inflexion · misinflect · inflection
Relateds
Synonyms
inbend (to bend or curve inwards)
Translations (48)
fr infléchir (grammar: vary the form of a word) · sl pregibati (grammar: vary the form of a word) · tr ses değiştirmek (grammar: vary the form of a word) · fi taivuttaa sisäänpäin (cause to curve inwards) · ru сгиба́ть (cause to curve inwards) · ota بوكمك (cause to curve inwards) · ota اكمك (cause to curve inwards) · pt flexionar (grammar: vary the form of a word) · pl odmienić (grammar: vary the form of a word) · fi vaikuttaa (influence in style) · it flettere (grammar: vary the form of a word) · ru склоня́ть (grammar: vary the form of a word) · es declinar (grammar: vary the form of a word) · fi taivuttaa (grammar: vary the form of a word) · lt kaityti (grammar: vary the form of a word) · es modular (music: change tone or pitch) · ru гнуть (cause to curve inwards) · it coniugare (grammar: vary the form of a word) · ru согну́ть (cause to curve inwards) · ja 働く (grammar: vary the form of a word) · de flektieren (grammar: vary the form of a word) · nl verbuigen (grammar: vary the form of a word) · th ผัน (grammar: vary the form of a word) · ru вгиба́ть (cause to curve inwards) · pt variar (grammar: vary the form of a word) · ru спряга́ть (grammar: vary the form of a word) · nl verbuigen (cause to curve inwards) · es conjugar (grammar: vary the form of a word) · es inflexionar (grammar: vary the form of a word) · ang bīeġan (grammar: vary the form of a word) · no bøye (grammar: vary the form of a word) · de beugen (grammar: vary the form of a word) · bg спрягам (grammar: vary the form of a word) · gv yn-fill (grammar: vary the form of a word) · pl odmieniać (grammar: vary the form of a word) · bg извивам навътре (cause to curve inwards) · ru вогну́ть (cause to curve inwards) · sv böja (grammar: vary the form of a word) · da bøje (grammar: vary the form of a word) · fi muuttaa äänensävyä (music: change tone or pitch) · hu ragoz (grammar: vary the form of a word) · ro flexiona (grammar: vary the form of a word) · eo fleksii (grammar: vary the form of a word) · cs ohýbat (grammar: vary the form of a word) · el κλίνω (grammar: vary the form of a word) · bg скланям (grammar: vary the form of a word) · ru модули́ровать (music: change tone or pitch) · bg модулирам (music: change tone or pitch)