How to pronounce "indent"

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Phonetic Breakdown of "indent"

Learn how to break down "indent" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

IH2 N D EH1 N T
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Definition of "indent"

Noun

  • A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
  • A stamp; an impression.
  • A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt.
  • A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.

Verb

  • To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth
    Example: "to indent the edge of paper"
  • To be cut, notched, or dented.
  • To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress
    Example: "indent a smooth surface with a hammer"
  • To cut the two halves of a document in duplicate, using a jagged or wavy line so that each party could demonstrate that their copy was part of the original whole.
  • To enter into a binding agreement by means of such documents; to formally commit (to doing something); to contract.
  • To engage (someone), originally by means of indented contracts.
    Example: "to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant"
  • To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or lesser distance from the margin. See indentation, and indention. Normal indent pushes in a line or paragraph. "hanging indent" pulls the line out into the margin.
    Example: "to indent the first line of a paragraph one em"
  • To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.
  • To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores.

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