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- [verb in-dent; noun in-dent, in-dent]
- /verb ɪnˈdɛnt; noun ˈɪn dɛnt, ɪnˈdɛnt/
- /ɪnˈdent/
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- [verb in-dent; noun in-dent, in-dent]
- /verb ɪnˈdɛnt; noun ˈɪn dɛnt, ɪnˈdɛnt/
Definitions of indent word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of INDENT indentation 3
- verb with object indent to dent; press in so as to form a dent: to indent a pattern on metal. 1
- verb with object indent to make or form a dent in: The wooden stairs had been indented by horses' hooves. 1
- verb without object indent to form a recess. 1
- verb without object indent Chiefly British. to make out an order or requisition in duplicate. 1
- verb without object indent Obsolete. to draw upon a person or thing for something. to enter into an agreement by indenture; make a compact. 1
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Origin of indent
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English; back formation from indented having toothlike notches, Middle English < Medieval Latin indentātus, equivalent to Latin in- in-2 + dentātus dentate; see -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Indent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
indent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
indent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for indent
verb indent
- pink — a vessel with a pink stern.
- depress — If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- dent — If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
- serrate — Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw: a serrate leaf.
noun indent
- indentation — a cut, notch, or deep recess: various bays and indentations.
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
Antonyms for indent
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