flexionar — meaning in English

English meaning

• flex verb To bend a joint or tighten a muscle, often to show strength.
• inflect verb To bend something so that it curves inward.

Senses

flexionar is used for these senses in English:

• flex (transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.
• inflect (transitive, grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

flex — full definition

1. verb To bend a joint or tighten a muscle, often to show strength.
2. verb To show off or boast, often about wealth, status, or ability (informal).
3. noun A flexible insulated electrical cord or cable (chiefly British).
4. noun An instance of boasting or showing off (informal).

inflect — full definition

1. verb To bend something so that it curves inward.
2. verb To alter the pitch or tone of your voice as you speak or sing.
3. verb To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
4. verb (grammar) To change form to show tense, gender, number or mood.

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