inflected; inflecting; inflects
1
: to vary (a word) by inflection : decline, conjugate
2
: to change or vary the pitch of
inflect one's voice
3
: to affect or alter noticeably : influence
an approach inflected by feminism
4
: to turn from a direct line or course : curve
: to become modified by inflection
Examples of inflect in a Sentence
Most nouns in English are inflected for plural use by adding “-s” or “-es.”
Most nouns in English inflect for plural use by adding “-s” or “-es.”
Most adjectives in English do not inflect for gender or number.
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The Company expects a positive contribution from price throughout the year, with volumes inflecting positive in the second half of the year.
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Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
Yet, in the first quarter 2026, ended May 3, overall revenues were up 2% to $1.5 billion and same-store sales rose 2.5%, which Jefferies reports is the first time in 12 successive quarters that comp sales in North America inflected positive.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The Company expects a positive contribution from price throughout the year, with volumes inflecting positive in the second half of the year.
—John S. Tobey, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Those stereotypes inflect, word by word, what the model says.
—Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
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“Inflect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflect. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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inflect
verb
in·flect
in-ˈflekt 
1
: to change a word by inflection
2
: to change the pitch of the voice
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