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Biegung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
  • inflection noun The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
  • sweep verb To clean a surface by brushing dirt or debris away, usually with a broom.
  • twist verb To turn or bend something, often forcefully, so it becomes distorted or wound.

Senses

Biegung is used for these senses in English:

  • bend A curve.
  • inflection (grammar, uncountable) The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
  • sweep Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
  • twist A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.

bend — full definition

  1. verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
  2. verb To curve or change direction.
  3. verb To lean or stoop the body.
  4. verb To adapt rules or facts to suit a purpose.
  5. noun A curve, turn, or angle.

inflection — full definition

  1. noun The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
  2. noun Any specific type of morphological variation, which applies to a given class of terms.
  3. noun An affix representing a given variation.
  4. noun Any specific morphological form of a particular term, such as the principal parts for any given stem; any of the declined or conjugated forms that constitute its declension or conjugation.

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