Inflect — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

vary the pitch of one's speech

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnflˈɛkt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnflˈɛkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnflˈɛkt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪnflˈɛkt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

modulate tone

Word Forms

inflexion	noun	a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
inflection	noun	a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
tone	noun	(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
modulation	noun	a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beugen

Ändern Sie die Form eines Wortes gemäß den grammatikalischen Regeln der Sprache

🇫🇷French

infléchir

changer la forme d'un mot conformément aux règles grammaticales de la langue

🇪🇸Spanish

conjugar

cambiar la forma de una palabra de acuerdo con lo requerido por las reglas gramaticales del idioma

🇮🇹Italian

flettere

cambiare la forma di una parola secondo quanto richiesto dalle regole grammaticali della lingua

🇳🇱Dutch

verbuigen

de vorm van een woord veranderen in overeenstemming met de grammaticale regels van de taal

🇵🇹Portuguese

flexionar

alterar a forma de uma palavra de acordo com as regras gramaticais do idioma

🇷🇺Russian

изменить

изменить форму слова в соответствии с требованиями грамматических правил языка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बांका करना

भाषा के व्याकरणिक नियमों के अनुसार किसी शब्द का रूप बदलना

🇧🇩Bengali

ইনফ্লেক্ট

ভাষার ব্যাকরণগত নিয়ম অনুসারে একটি শব্দের রূপ পরিবর্তন করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊடுருவி

மொழியின் இலக்கண விதிகளுக்கு ஏற்ப ஒரு வார்த்தையின் வடிவத்தை மாற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

చొప్పించు

భాష యొక్క వ్యాకరణ నియమాలకు అనుగుణంగా పదం యొక్క రూపాన్ని మార్చండి

🇮🇳Marathi

वळवणे

भाषेच्या व्याकरणाच्या नियमांनुसार शब्दाचे स्वरूप बदला

🇮🇳Gujarati

વળવું

ભાષાના વ્યાકરણના નિયમોની જરૂરિયાત મુજબ શબ્દનું સ્વરૂપ બદલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತುಂಬು

ಭಾಷೆಯ ವ್ಯಾಕರಣ ನಿಯಮಗಳಿಗೆ ಅನುಗುಣವಾಗಿ ಪದದ ರೂಪವನ್ನು ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നുഴഞ്ഞുകയറുക

ഭാഷയുടെ വ്യാകരണ നിയമങ്ങൾക്കനുസൃതമായി ഒരു വാക്കിൻ്റെ രൂപം മാറ്റുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਲਣਾ

ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੇ ਵਿਆਕਰਨਿਕ ਨਿਯਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਕਿਸੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਰੂਪ ਬਦਲੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

موڑنا

زبان کے گرامر کے اصولوں کے مطابق لفظ کی شکل تبدیل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

屈折

按照语言语法规则的要求改变单词的形式

🇯🇵Japanese

活用する

言語の文法規則の要求に従って単語の形を変える

🇰🇷Korean

활용하다

언어의 문법 규칙에 따라 단어의 형태를 변경합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

uốn cong

thay đổi hình thức của từ theo yêu cầu của quy tắc ngữ pháp của ngôn ngữ

🇹🇭Thai

ผันกลับ

เปลี่ยนรูปแบบของคำให้เป็นไปตามกฎไวยากรณ์ของภาษา

🇮🇩Indonesian

berinfleksi

mengubah bentuk suatu kata sesuai dengan yang disyaratkan oleh kaidah tata bahasa

🇲🇾Malay

infleksi

menukar bentuk perkataan mengikut kehendak peraturan tatabahasa bahasa tersebut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انعطاف

تغيير شكل الكلمة بما يتوافق مع القواعد النحوية للغة

🇮🇷Persian

عطف کردن

شکل یک کلمه را مطابق با قوانین دستوری زبان تغییر دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

etkilemek

Dilin gramer kurallarına uygun olarak bir kelimenin biçimini değiştirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַטוֹת

לשנות את צורת המילה בהתאם לדרישות הכללים הדקדוקיים של השפה

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

The primary meaning of 'inflect' is 'change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language'.

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

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

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

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

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