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inflectinflect /ɪnˈflɛkt/ verb eng. lang. arts ETYMOLOGYinflectOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin inflectere, from flectere to bend VERB TABLEinflect |
Present | I, you, we, they | inflect | | he, she, it | inflects | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | inflected | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have inflected | | he, she, it | has inflected | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had inflected | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will inflect | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have inflected |
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Present | I | am inflecting | | he, she, it | is inflecting | | you, we, they | are inflecting | Past | I, he, she, it | was inflecting | | you, we, they | were inflecting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been inflecting | | he, she, it | has been inflecting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been inflecting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be inflecting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been inflecting |
1[intransitive] if a word inflects, its form changes depending on its meaning or use2[intransitive, transitive] if your voice inflects or if you inflect it, the sound of it becomes higher or lower as you are speaking [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin inflectere, from flectere to bend] → see also inflection |