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inflected

/ɪnˈflek.tɪd/

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adjective

/ɪnˈflek.tɪd/C2formal
  • ruОписывает слово, форма которого была изменена для выражения грамматической функции или признака, таких как время, наклонение, лицо, число, падеж или род.

Describes a word that has been changed in form to express a grammatical function or attribute such as tense, mood, person, number, case, or gender.

  1. C1formal

    Describes a word that has been changed in form to express grammatical features such as tense, number, case, or gender.

    ruИзменяемый по форме

    • In Latin, nouns are highly inflected for case and number.
    • The verb 'run' is inflected as 'ran' in the past tense.
    • Inflected languages often have complex grammar rules.

    Synonymsalteredconjugatedmodified

  2. Modulated in toneC1formal

    Describes a voice or sound that has been varied in pitch or tone.

    ruМодулированный

    • Her voice was inflected with sadness as she spoke.
    • The actor's inflected delivery added emotion to the scene.
    • He spoke in a carefully inflected tone to emphasize his point.

    Synonymscadencedintonedmodulatedpitchedvaried

    Antonymsmonotone

Forms
  • more inflected comparative form
  • most inflected superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

inflect/ɪnˈflekt/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, обозначающий изменение формы слова (особенно глагола) для выражения грамматических категорий: времени, наклонения, лица, числа или залога.

A verb used to indicate the act of changing the form of a word (especially a verb) to express grammatical features such as tense, mood, person, number, or voice.

  1. Change word formC1formal

    To change the form of a word according to grammatical rules, such as tense, number, or case.

    ruИзменять форму слова

    • In English, verbs inflect for past tense by adding -ed.
    • Nouns inflect to show plural forms.
    • The language teacher explained how adjectives inflect for gender.

    Synonymsconjugatedecline

  2. Vary speech pitchC1formal

    To vary the pitch or tone of one's voice while speaking.

    ruМенять интонацию

    • She inflects her voice to show excitement.
    • He inflects his speech differently when asking a question.
    • Good speakers inflect their tone to keep the audience engaged.

    Synonymsintonateintonemodulatepitchtone

    Antonymschantdronemonotone

Forms
  • inflected past participle
  • inflected past simple
  • inflecting present participle
  • inflects third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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