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in·dent 1
(ĭn-dĕnt′)v. in·dent·ed, in·dent·ing, in·dents
v.tr.
1. To set (the first line of a paragraph, for example) in from the margin.
2.
a. To cut or tear (a document with two or more copies) along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for establishing authenticity.
b. To draw up (a document) in duplicate or triplicate.
3.
a. To notch or serrate the edge of; make jagged.
b. To make notches, grooves, or holes in (wood, for example) for the purpose of mortising.
c. To fit or join together by or as if by mortising.
4. Chiefly British To order (goods) by purchase order or official requisition.
v.intr.
1. To make or form an indentation.
2. Chiefly British To draw up or order an indent.
n. (ĭn-dĕnt′, ĭn′dĕnt′)
1. The act of indenting or the condition of being indented.
2. A blank space before the beginning of an indented line: a two-pica indent.
3. An indenture.
4. A US certificate issued at the close of the American Revolution for interest due on the public debt.
5. Chiefly British An official requisition or purchase order for goods.
[Middle English endenten, to notch, from Anglo-Norman and Old French endenter, both from Medieval Latin indentāre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin dēns, dent-, tooth; see dent- in Indo-European roots.]
in·dent 2
(ĭn-dĕnt′)tr.v. in·dent·ed, in·dent·ing, in·dents
To impress (a design, for example); stamp.
n. (ĭn-dĕnt′, ĭn′dĕnt′)
An indentation.
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indent
vb (mainly tr)
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to place (written or printed matter, etc) in from the margin, as at the beginning of a paragraph
2. (Law) to cut or tear (a document, esp a contract or deed in duplicate) so that the irregular lines may be matched to confirm its authenticity
3. (Commerce) chiefly Brit (in foreign trade) to place an order for (foreign goods), usually through an agent
4. (Commerce) chiefly (when: intr, foll by for, on, or upon) Brit to make an order on (a source or supply) or for (something)
5. to notch (an edge, border, etc); make jagged
6. (Commerce) to bind (an apprentice, etc) by indenture
n
7. (Commerce) chiefly Brit (in foreign trade) an order for foreign merchandise, esp one placed with an agent
8. (Commerce) chiefly Brit an official order for goods
9. (Historical Terms) (in the late 18th-century US) a certificate issued by federal and state governments for the principal or interest due on the public debt
10. another word for indenture
11. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) another word for indentation4
[C14: from Old French endenter, from en-1 + dent tooth, from Latin dēns]
inˈdenter, inˈdentor n
indent
vb
(tr) to make a dent or depression in
n
a dent or depression
[C15: from in-2 + dent1]
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in•dent1
(v. ɪnˈdɛnt; n. also ˈɪn dɛnt)v.t.
1. to form notches in the edge of: Waves indented the beach.
2. to set in from the margin: Indent the first line of a paragraph.
3. to sever (a document drawn up in duplicate) along an irregular line as a means of identification.
4. to cut the edge of (copies of a document) in an irregular way.
5. Chiefly Brit. to order by official requisition.
v.i. 6. to form an indentation.
7. Obs. to enter into an agreement.
n. 8. a toothlike notch or recess.
9. an indention.
10. a certificate issued by a state or the federal government at the close of the Revolutionary War for the principal or interest due on the public debt.
11. Brit. a requisition for stores.
[1350–1400; back formation from indented having toothlike notches, Middle English < Medieval Latin indentātus= Latin in- in-2 + dentātus toothed]
in•dent′er, n.
in•dent2
(v. ɪnˈdɛnt; n. also ˈɪn dɛnt)v.t.
1. to press in so as to form a dent.
2. to form a dent in.
n. 3. dent 1.
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indent
Past participle: indented
Gerund: indenting
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| Noun | 1. | indent - an order for goods to be exported or imported purchase order, order - a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities; "IBM received an order for a hundred computers" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
| 2. | indent - the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line | |
| Verb | 1. | indent - set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter" |
| 2. | indent - cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication; "indent the documents" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" | |
| 3. | indent - make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" | |
| 4. | indent - notch the edge of or make jagged notch - cut or make a notch into; "notch the rope" recess - make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood" | |
| 5. | indent - bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant" |
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indent
verb
1. notch, cut, score, mark, nick, pink, scallop, dint, serrate the country's heavily indented coastline
2. order, request, ask for, requisition We had to indent for hatchets and torches.
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indent
nounThe visible effect made on a surface by pressure:
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Translations
فَراغ في بِدايَة السَّطريَتْرُك فراغا في بِدابَة السَّطْر
odsaditodsazení
indrykning
indenterrenfoncementrenfoncer
bekezdéssel ír
inndráttursetja/færa línu inn viî greinaskil
dantytasįlinkisįrėžaįtraukapradėti toliau nuo krašto
atkāpesākt ar atkāpi
içerlek yazmakparagraf başı yapmaksatır başı boşluğu
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
indent
vt border, edge → einkerben; coast → zerklüften, einbuchten; (Typ) word, line → einrücken, einziehen; (= leave dent in) metal etc → einbeulen
n (in border etc) → Einkerbung f, → Kerbe f; (in coast) → Einbuchtung f; (Typ, of line) → Einrückung f, → Einzug m; (= dent: in metal etc) → Beule f, → Delle f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
indent
[ɪnˈdɛnt]1. vt (Typ) (text) → far rientrare dal margine
2. vi (Comm) to indent for sth → ordinare or commissionare qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
indent
(inˈdent) verb to begin (a line of writing) farther in from the margin than the other lines.
noun (ˈindent) (also ˌindenˈtation) the space left at the beginning of a line, eg the first line of a paragraph.
ˌindenˈtation (inden-) noun1. a V-shaped cut (in the edge or outline of an object).
2. an indent.
3. a deep inward curve in a coastline.
inˈdented adjective having an edge, outline etc with V-shaped cuts or inward curves.
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