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hyphen

/ˈhaɪ.fən/

2 entries

noun

/ˈhaɪ.fən/B1formal
  • ruЗнак пунктуации (-), используемый для соединения слов или частей слов, а также для обозначения переноса слова в конце строки.

A punctuation mark (-) used to join words or parts of words, or to indicate a word break at the end of a line.

  1. Punctuation markB1formal

    A short horizontal line (-) used to join words or parts of words.

    ruДефис

    • Use a hyphen in compound words like 'mother-in-law'.
    • The hyphen is often used to connect two adjectives before a noun.
    • Make sure to place a hyphen between the numbers in a date range.
Forms
  • hyphens plural form
  • hyphens' possessive plural form
  • hyphen's possessive singular form

verb

/ˈhaɪ.fən/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, означающий соединять или связывать слова или слоги с помощью дефиса.

A verb meaning to join or connect words or syllables with a hyphen.

  1. Join with a hyphenB2formal

    To connect two words or parts of a word using a hyphen.

    ruСоединять дефисом

    • You should hyphenate the compound adjective 'well-known'.
    • The editor decided to hyphen the two words together.
    • In this style guide, we hyphen multi-word terms.

    Synonymshyphenate

    Antonymsdisjoindivideseparate

Forms
  • hyphened past participle
  • hyphened past simple
  • hyphening present participle
  • hyphens third person singular