Hyphenate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

divide or connect with a hyphen

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈaɪfənˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈiːlɪks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈiːlɪks/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈaɪfənˌeɪt/.

Examples

hyphenate these words and names

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hyphen

Parts of Speech

verb	divide or connect with a hyphen “hyphenate these words and names”

Word Forms

hyphenation	noun	division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
hyphen	noun	a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bindestrich

teilen oder mit einem Bindestrich verbinden

🇫🇷French

couper un trait

diviser ou connecter avec un trait d'union

🇪🇸Spanish

escribir con guión

dividir o conectar con un guión

🇮🇹Italian

trattino

dividere o connettere con un trattino

🇳🇱Dutch

koppelteken

verdeel of verbind met een koppelteken

🇵🇹Portuguese

hifenizar

dividir ou conectar com um hífen

🇷🇺Russian

ставить через дефис

разделить или соединить дефисом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हाइफ़नैट

विभाजित करना या हाइफ़न से जोड़ना

🇧🇩Bengali

হাইফেনেট

বিভাজন বা একটি হাইফেনের সাথে সংযোগ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹைபனேட்

ஹைபனுடன் பிரிக்கவும் அல்லது இணைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

హైఫనేట్

హైఫన్‌తో విభజించండి లేదా కనెక్ట్ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

हायफेनेट

हायफनसह विभाजित करा किंवा कनेक्ट करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાઇફેનેટ

વિભાજીત કરો અથવા હાઇફન સાથે જોડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೈಫನೇಟ್

ಹೈಫನ್‌ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಿಭಜಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಪರ್ಕಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹൈഫനേറ്റ്

ഒരു ഹൈഫൻ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് വിഭജിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബന്ധിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਈਫਨੇਟ

ਵੰਡੋ ਜਾਂ ਹਾਈਫਨ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہائفینیٹ

تقسیم کریں یا ہائفن کے ساتھ جڑیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

连字符

用连字符分隔或连接

🇯🇵Japanese

ハイフンを付ける

ハイフンで区切るか接続します

🇰🇷Korean

하이픈을 넣다

하이픈으로 나누거나 연결하기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gạch nối

chia hoặc kết nối bằng dấu gạch nối

🇹🇭Thai

ยติภังค์

แบ่งหรือเชื่อมต่อกับยัติภังค์

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg ditulis dgn tanda penghubung

bagi atau sambungkan dengan tanda hubung

🇵🇭Filipino

gitling

hatiin o kumonekta sa isang gitling

🇲🇾Malay

tanda sempang

bahagikan atau sambungkan dengan tanda sempang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

واصلة

تقسيم أو الاتصال بواصلة

🇮🇷Persian

خط فاصله

تقسیم کنید یا با خط فاصله وصل کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

tirelemek

kısa çizgiyle bölme veya bağlama

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְמַקֵף

לחלק או לחבר עם מקף

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What is the primary definition of the word 'hyphenate'?

The primary meaning of 'hyphenate' is 'divide or connect with a hyphen'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'hyphenate' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'hyphenate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'hyphenate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'hyphenate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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