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inflect 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/inˈflekt/,
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inflected, past participle; inflected, past tense; inflecting, present participle; inflects, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Change the form of (a word) to express a particular grammatical function or attribute, typically tense, mood, person, number, case, and gender

  2. (of a word or a language containing such words) Undergo such change

  3. Vary the intonation or pitch of (the voice), esp. to express mood or feeling

  4. Influence or color (music or writing) in tone or style

  5. Vary the pitch of (a musical note)

  6. Bend or deflect (something), esp. inward

  1. change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
  2. tone: vary the pitch of one's speech
  3. In grammar, inflection or inflexion is the modification of a word to express different grammatical categories such as tense, mood, voice, aspect, person, number, gender and case. Conjugation is the inflection of verbs; declension is the inflection of nouns, adjectives and pronouns.
  4. To cause to curve inwards; To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing
  5. kli/nw, klinw~, e1klina, e0klina&mhn (L&S 1940)