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Inflect in a sentence

Related words

Inflect | Inflection | Inflected | Inflections | Inflectional | Inflecting

Inflect meaning

  1. To cause to curve inwards.
  2. To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.
  3. To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

Synonyms of Inflect

modify tone modulate talk speak utter mouth verbalize verbalise

Related words

Other words often associated with Inflect or its synonyms:

intercommunicate communicate speech express change convert address interpreter lecture delivery gross spiel

Using Inflect

  • The main meaning on this page is: To cause to curve inwards. | To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing. | To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
  • Useful related words include: modify, tone, modulate, talk.
  • In the example corpus, inflect often appears in combinations such as: to inflect, inflect for, not inflect.

Context around Inflect

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

languages 2× doorway 1× nouns 1× numerals 1×

Often after:

verbs 2× words 1× either 1× adjectives 1×

Sentence patterns with Inflect

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and to inflect adjectives and 1× does not inflect for gender 1× does not inflect verbs for 1× european languages inflect without ablaut 1× form can inflect just like 1× nouns nouns inflect for case 1× numerals inflect either as 1× perhaps to inflect words in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bambara does not 1× chinese does not 1× coptic verbs can 1× her voice has 1× however the majority 1× latin and the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a particular style 1× adjectives and verbs 1× agreement as well 1× any other noun 1× do in english 1× inflect for gender 1×

Words around Inflect

Just before it in the word index:

inflators 23 inflator 20 inflaton 8 inflations 3 inflationary 287 inflation 5.527

Just after it in the word index:

inflected 103 inflecting 9 inflection 154 inflectional 38 inflections 41 infleqtion 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Inflect

  • In this selection, "inflect" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, languages, doorway, nouns, verbs, words and either stand out and add context to how "inflect" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and to inflect adjectives and and does not inflect for gender. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "inflect" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with inflect

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Bambara does not inflect for gender. (6 words)

Nouns Nouns inflect for case and number, but not for gender. (11 words)

Chinese does not inflect verbs for tense like English and other European languages. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Latin and the Romance languages inflect verbs for tense–aspect–mood (abbreviated 'TAM'), and they agree in person and number (but not in gender, as for example in Polish ) with the subject. (32 words)

The disc four live versions of “’Til I Fell in Love with You” and “Standing in the Doorway” inflect the songs with roadhouse blues, soul and gospel. (27 words)

Other Japanese reading aids Okurigana main Okurigana are kana that appear inline at normal size following kanji stems, typically to complete and to inflect adjectives and verbs. (27 words)

Example sentences (11)

The disc four live versions of “’Til I Fell in Love with You” and “Standing in the Doorway” inflect the songs with roadhouse blues, soul and gospel.

Her voice has been autotuned extensively during the verses, perhaps to inflect words in a particular style.

Bambara does not inflect for gender.

Chinese does not inflect verbs for tense like English and other European languages.

Coptic verbs can therefore be said to inflect for the person, number and gender of the subject.

However, the majority of words in all Indo-European languages inflect without ablaut, as cat, cats and walk, walked do in English.

Latin and the Romance languages inflect verbs for tense–aspect–mood (abbreviated 'TAM'), and they agree in person and number (but not in gender, as for example in Polish ) with the subject.

Nouns Nouns inflect for case and number, but not for gender.

Numerals inflect either as nouns or pronouns, with 1-4 showing gender agreement as well.

Other Japanese reading aids Okurigana main Okurigana are kana that appear inline at normal size following kanji stems, typically to complete and to inflect adjectives and verbs.

This is rather similar to the English verbal noun -ING form, and therefore as a noun, this form can inflect just like any other noun.

Common combinations with inflect

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "inflect" in a sentence?
An example: "The disc four live versions of “’Til I Fell in Love with You” and “Standing in the Doorway” inflect the songs with roadhouse blues, soul and gospel." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "inflect" from authentic English texts.
What does "inflect" mean?
Inflect means: To cause to curve inwards.
What are synonyms of "inflect"?
Common synonyms of "inflect" include: modify, tone, modulate, talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "inflect" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "inflect", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.