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hyphenate

/ˈhaɪ.fə.neɪt/

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verb

/ˈhaɪ.fə.neɪt/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия соединения слов или слогов с помощью дефиса.

A verb used to indicate the act of joining words or syllables with a hyphen.

  1. Insert a hyphenB2formal

    To join or separate words or syllables using a hyphen punctuation mark.

    ruСтавить дефис

    • You should hyphenate compound words like 'mother-in-law'.
    • The editor asked the author to hyphenate certain terms for clarity.
    • Make sure to hyphenate numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine.

    Synonymshyphen

Forms
  • hyphenated past participle
  • hyphenated past simple
  • hyphenating present participle
  • hyphenates third person singular