Permute — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

change the order or arrangement of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɜːmjuːt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɜːmjuːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɜːmjuːt/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɜːmjuːt/.

Examples

Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

commute transpose

Parts of Speech

verb	change the order or arrangement of “Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word”

Word Forms

permutation	noun	act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group
commutation	noun	the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
transposition	noun	the act of reversing the order or place of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

permutieren

Ändern Sie die Reihenfolge oder Anordnung von

🇫🇷French

permuter

modifier l'ordre ou la disposition des

🇪🇸Spanish

permutar

cambiar el orden o disposición de

🇮🇹Italian

permutare

modificare l'ordine o la disposizione di

🇳🇱Dutch

permuteren

de volgorde of opstelling wijzigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

permutar

alterar a ordem ou disposição de

🇷🇺Russian

переставлять

изменить порядок или расположение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दूसरे स्थान पर रखना

का क्रम या व्यवस्था बदलना

🇧🇩Bengali

পারমিউট

এর ক্রম বা বিন্যাস পরিবর্তন করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

வரிசைப்படுத்து

வரிசை அல்லது ஏற்பாட்டை மாற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మార్చు

యొక్క క్రమాన్ని లేదా అమరికను మార్చండి

🇮🇳Marathi

परम्युट

ची ऑर्डर किंवा व्यवस्था बदला

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરમ્યુટ

નો ક્રમ અથવા ગોઠવણ બદલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ರಮಪಲ್ಲಟಗೊಳಿಸು

ಆದೇಶ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രമപ്പെടുത്തുക

എന്ന ക്രമം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്രമീകരണം മാറ്റുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰਮਿਊਟ

ਦਾ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ ਬਦਲੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

اجازت دینا

کی ترتیب یا ترتیب کو تبدیل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

排列

改变顺序或排列

🇯🇵Japanese

並べ替える

～の順序や配置を変える

🇰🇷Korean

순열

순서나 배열을 바꾸다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoán đổi

thay đổi thứ tự hoặc sự sắp xếp của

🇹🇭Thai

เปลี่ยนแปลง

เปลี่ยนแปลงลำดับหรือการจัดของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menukar urutan

mengubah urutan atau susunan

🇵🇭Filipino

pumayag

baguhin ang ayos o ayos ng

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بدل ترتيب كذا

تغيير الترتيب أو الترتيب

🇮🇷Persian

جایگشت

تغییر ترتیب یا ترتیب

🇹🇷Turkish

permütasyon

sırasını veya düzenini değiştirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתחלף

לשנות את הסדר או הסדר של

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The primary meaning of 'permute' is 'change the order or arrangement of'.

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