inflect
To cause to curve inwardsTo cause to curve inwards.
» Nouns inflect for plural in English.
В англійській мові іменники змінюють закінчення у множині.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To cause to curve inwards.
сгиба́тьsgibátʹ, гнутьgnutʹ, согну́тьsognútʹ
(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.
модули́роватьmodulírovatʹ
(transitive)To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
flektieren, beugen
склоня́тьsklonjátʹ, спряга́тьsprjagátʹ
(intransitive)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.
- change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
- vary the pitch of one's speech
Examples
12 sentencesNouns inflect for plural in English.
В англійській мові іменники змінюють закінчення у множині.
In that language, adjectives and nouns are inflected for gender.
У тій мові прикметники і іменники змінюються за родами.
Latin is a highly inflected language.
This verb gets inflected in a rather special manner.
I prefer a language in which nouns are not inflected for number.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
From Latin īnflectō, from in- (“in”) + flectō (“to bend”).From Latin īnflectō, from in- (“in”) + flectō (“to bend”).
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Forms
inflects, inflecting, inflected, inflectedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle