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Meaning of inflecting

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

inflecting

verb

Definitions

  1. To cause to curve inwards.

  2. To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.

    Example: The actress has a great skill of being able to inflect her voice to any situation.

  3. (grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

  4. (grammar, of a word) To be varied in the form to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

    Example: In Latin, adjectives and nouns inflect a lot, but inflection is minimally found in Modern English.