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in·flect
(ĭn-flĕkt′)v. in·flect·ed, in·flect·ing, in·flects
v.tr.
1. To alter (the voice) in tone or pitch; modulate.
2. Grammar To alter (a word) by inflection.
3. To turn from a course or a specified alignment; bend.
v.intr. Grammar
1. To be modified by inflection.
2. To give all of the inflected forms of a word; to provide a paradigm.
[Middle English inflecten, to bend down, from Latin īnflectere : in-, in; see in-2 + flectere, to bend.]
in·flec′tive adj.
in·flec′tor n.
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inflect
(ɪnˈflɛkt)vb
1. (Grammar) (grammar) to change (the form of a word) or (of a word) to change in form by inflection
2. (Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) to change (the voice) in tone or pitch; modulate
3. (tr) to cause to deviate from a straight or normal line or course; bend
[C15: from Latin inflectere to curve round, alter, from flectere to bend]
inˈflectedness n
inˈflective adj
inˈflector n
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in•flect
(ɪnˈflɛkt)v.t.
1. to modulate (the voice).
2. to change the form of (a word) by inflection; conjugate or decline.
3. to bend; turn from a direct course.
v.i. 4. to be characterized by grammatical inflection.
[1375–1425; Middle English < Latin inflectere to bend in =in- in- 2 + flectere to bend; compare flex 1]
in•flec′tive, adj.
in•flec′tor, n.
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inflect
Past participle: inflected
Gerund: inflecting
| Imperative |
|---|
| inflect |
| inflect |
| Present |
|---|
| I inflect |
| you inflect |
| he/she/it inflects |
| we inflect |
| you inflect |
| they inflect |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I inflected |
| you inflected |
| he/she/it inflected |
| we inflected |
| you inflected |
| they inflected |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am inflecting |
| you are inflecting |
| he/she/it is inflecting |
| we are inflecting |
| you are inflecting |
| they are inflecting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have inflected |
| you have inflected |
| he/she/it has inflected |
| we have inflected |
| you have inflected |
| they have inflected |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was inflecting |
| you were inflecting |
| he/she/it was inflecting |
| we were inflecting |
| you were inflecting |
| they were inflecting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had inflected |
| you had inflected |
| he/she/it had inflected |
| we had inflected |
| you had inflected |
| they had inflected |
| Future |
|---|
| I will inflect |
| you will inflect |
| he/she/it will inflect |
| we will inflect |
| you will inflect |
| they will inflect |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have inflected |
| you will have inflected |
| he/she/it will have inflected |
| we will have inflected |
| you will have inflected |
| they will have inflected |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be inflecting |
| you will be inflecting |
| he/she/it will be inflecting |
| we will be inflecting |
| you will be inflecting |
| they will be inflecting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been inflecting |
| you have been inflecting |
| he/she/it has been inflecting |
| we have been inflecting |
| you have been inflecting |
| they have been inflecting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been inflecting |
| you will have been inflecting |
| he/she/it will have been inflecting |
| we will have been inflecting |
| you will have been inflecting |
| they will have been inflecting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been inflecting |
| you had been inflecting |
| he/she/it had been inflecting |
| we had been inflecting |
| you had been inflecting |
| they had been inflecting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would inflect |
| you would inflect |
| he/she/it would inflect |
| we would inflect |
| you would inflect |
| they would inflect |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have inflected |
| you would have inflected |
| he/she/it would have inflected |
| we would have inflected |
| you would have inflected |
| they would have inflected |
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Verb 1. inflect - change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
compare - to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb
decline - inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
conjugate - add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc.; "conjugate the verb"
2. inflect - vary the pitch of one's speech
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inflect
verb
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inflect
vt
(Gram) → flektieren, beugen
voice → modulieren
vi (Gram) → flektierbar or veränderlich sein, gebeugt werden
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