inflecting

Meanings

• verb

  To change the form of a word according to the requirements of inflection, especially in regular verbs to indicate tense, mood, or voice.

  - "He inflects the verb 'to be' into its past tense form 'was'."
  - "The irregular verb 'go' inflects into 'went' in past tense."

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Synonyms

inbend

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Variants

List of all variants of inflecting that leads to same result
inflect , inflectable , inflected , inflecting , inflective , inflects

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

{"infinitive"=>"to inflect", "gerund"=>"inflecting", "present_tense"=>"inflects, inflects", "past_tense"=>"inflected, inflected", "past_participle"=>"inflected"}

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'inflect' comes from the Latin word 'inflectere' which means 'to bend or turn in a new direction'. In linguistics, it refers to the process of changing the form of a word according to the rules of grammar.

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Trivia

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1. The English language has over 170,000 words, and each word can have up to 15 different inflected forms.

2. The longest word in English with the most inflected forms is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis', which means 'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica particles'.

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Related Concepts

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1. conjugation: The arrangement of the inflected forms of a verb in a particular language or tense.

2. morphology: The study of the structure, inflection, and derivation of words, particularly in relation to their meaning.

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How to Memorize "inflecting"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a verb bending or turning in different directions to form its inflected forms.
   - Visualize a verb chart showing the inflected forms of a verb.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'inflect' with the idea of bending or turning.
   - Link the word 'inflect' with the process of changing verb forms.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Inflect to InFlect' to remember the meaning of the word.
   - Create a sentence using the inflected forms of a verb to help remember their meanings.

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