be inflected

  • 1Inflected — In*flect ed, a. 1. Bent; turned; deflected. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) Having inflections; capable of, or subject to, inflection; inflective. [1913 Webster] {Inflected cycloid} (Geom.), a prolate cycloid. See {Cycloid}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2Inflected cycloid — Inflected In*flect ed, a. 1. Bent; turned; deflected. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) Having inflections; capable of, or subject to, inflection; inflective. [1913 Webster] {Inflected cycloid} (Geom.), a prolate cycloid. See {Cycloid}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3inflected — inflected; un·inflected; …

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  • 4inflected class — inflected class, any class of words, such as nouns, pronouns, verbs, and adjectives, that can be inflected …

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  • 5Inflected preposition — In some languages, an inflected preposition, or conjugated preposition, is a word formed from the contraction of a preposition with a personal pronoun. For instance, in Scottish Gaelic, to say before him, one can not say *ro e, but roimhe… …

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  • 6-inflected — [[t] ɪnflektɪd[/t]] 1) COMB in ADJ inflected is used to form adjectives describing someone s voice or accent. [LITERARY] Sergeant, I should like a word with you, said the newcomer, in a pleasantly inflected baritone. 2) COMB in ADJ inflected is… …

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  • 7inflected — adjective 1. (of the voice) altered in tone or pitch his southern Yorkshire voice was less inflected and singing than her northern one • Ant: ↑uninflected • Similar to: ↑modulated 2. showing alteration in form (especially by the addition of… …

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  • 8Inflected — Inflect In*flect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inflected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inflecting}.] [L. inflectere, inflexum; pref. in in + flectere to bend. See {Flexible}, and cf. {Inflex}.] 1. To turn from a direct line or course; to bend; to incline, to… …

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  • 9inflected — in|flect|ed [ ın flektəd ] adjective LINGUISTICS an inflected form of a word is form that is different from the basic form, for example a plural form of a noun a. an inflected language has words that inflect …

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  • 10inflected — adjective an inflected language contains many words which change their form according to their meaning or use: German is an inflected language …

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