inflect

in·flect

I0131800 (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.

inflect

(ɪnˈflɛkt) vb1. (Grammar) (grammar) to change (the form of a word) or (of a word) to change in form by inflection2. (Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) to change (the voice) in tone or pitch; modulate3. (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

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 flex¹] in•flec′tive, adj. in•flec′tor, n.

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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	inflect - change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the languagemodify - 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 adverbdecline - 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"pluralise, pluralize - mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural; "How do speakers pluralize nouns in Japanese?"
	2.	inflect - vary the pitch of one's speechmodulate, tonemouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

inflect

verb1. modulate, intonate, vary, adjust, attune a different way of inflecting the line2. (Grammar) conjugate, decline I shall inflect this word as a Latin noun.

Translations

flettereverbuigen

inflect

in·flect

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in•flect

inflect

inflect

inflect

Synonyms for inflect

verb modulate

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verb conjugate

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verb change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language

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verb vary the pitch of one's speech

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