Meaning

1 senses

  1. To fill with an inert gas to reduce the risk of explosion.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Nitrous oxide is inert at room temperature.

    shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0 · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. Without the effective resistance of minorities the general will may become tyrannous or without the stimulus they afford it may become inert.

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  3. It doesn't make any difference, guys. The balls are inert.

    ruЭто не имеет значения, ребята. Шары не работают. — Ooneykcall

    Ooneykcall · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Origin

From French inerte, from Latin iners (“inactive, inert”).

From French inerte, from Latin iners (“inactive, inert”).

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Forms

inerts, inerting, inerted, inerted
Base forminert · to inert
3rd person singularinerts
Present participleinerting
Past simpleinerted
Past participleinerted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyinert
he, she, itinerts

Past simpleLesson

all personsinerted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave inerted
he, she, ithas inerted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill inert

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ineligibleineptinequalityinequitableinertiainescapableinevitableB1
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