B2verb · transitive · rare

indent

indent · indents · indented · indenting

eindrücken, einkerben, einrücken

To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teethTo notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth

/ɪnˈdɛnt/

» The sea indented the coastline.

Meaning

9 senses

(transitive)To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth
to indent the edge of paper
(intransitive)To be cut, notched, or dented.
To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress
indent a smooth surface with a hammer
to indent wax with a stamp
eindrücken, einkerben
(historical)To cut the two halves of a document in duplicate, using a jagged or wavy line so that each party could demonstrate that their copy was part of the original whole.
To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or lesser distance from the margin. See indentation, and indention. Normal indent pushes in a line or paragraph. "Hanging indent" pulls the line out into the margin.
to indent the first line of a paragraph one em
to indent the second paragraph two ems more than the first
einrücken
(India, Singapore)To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores.
(intransitive, obsolete, reflexive)To enter into a binding agreement by means of such documents; to formally commit (to doing something); to contract.
einwilligen
(obsolete, transitive)To engage (someone), originally by means of indented contracts.
to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant
anwerben, anheuern
(intransitive, obsolete)To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.

More definitions

notch the edge of or make jagged
make a depression into
cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication
set in from the margin

Examples

2 sentences

The sea indented the coastline.
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Remove the tab at the beginning. The line should not be indented.
deEntfernen Sie den Tabulator am Zeilenbeginn. Die Zeile sollte nicht eingerückt sein. — brauchinet
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Translations

3 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 4

to stamp or to press in:

to formally commit to doing something:

to engage someone:

typography: to begin a line or lines at a greater or less distance from the margin:

Origin

Partly from Middle English indenten (“to dent in”), equivalent to in- + dent (see dent); p

Partly from Middle English indenten (“to dent in”), equivalent to in- + dent (see dent); partly from Middle English indenten, endenten, from Old French endenter (“to cut notches into”), from en- (“in-, en-”) + dent (“tooth”), from Latin dēns.

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