Meaning

1 senses

  1. To flow in.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. He forgot to stop the inflow of water.

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  2. Foreign direct investment inflows have slowed in recent years.

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  3. Volatile aid and investment inflows have limited growth, and poverty remains high.

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  4. Algeria needs foreign capital inflows.

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  5. The report says that in the last decade, remittances have outstripped inflows of foreign direct investment to the least developed countries (LDCs).

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Origin

From Middle English inflowen, equivalent to in- + flow.

From Middle English inflowen, equivalent to in- + flow.

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Forms

inflows, inflowing, inflowed, inflowed
Base forminflow · to inflow
3rd person singularinflows
Present participleinflowing
Past simpleinflowed
Past participleinflowed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyinflow
he, she, itinflows

Past simpleLesson

all personsinflowed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill inflow

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
inflectinflectioninflexibleinflictinfluenceA2influencerinfluentialB2
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