indent in English
- indent⇄indent (1), verb, noun.
- indent⇄indent (2), verb, noun.
- indent⇄noun a dent; indentation.
- indent⇄noun indenter.
- indent⇄noun 1. a notch; indentation.
2. an official requisition for supplies.
3. an order for goods.
4. an indented agreement; indenture.
5. a certificate issued by the United States government at the close of the American Revolution - indent⇄v.i. 1. to form a notch or recess; recede.
2a. to draw upon a person or thing for something.
Ex. For weeks I've been asking to have my transport repaired, but now they tell me I shall have to indent for it through proper channels (Atlantic). - indent⇄v.t. 1. to make a dent or dents in; mark with a dent.
Ex. sand indented by footprints. Deep in the neck his fangs indent their hold (Alexander Pope).
2. to press in; stamp.
3. to form as a dent.
Ex. Deep scars were seen indented - indent⇄v.t. 1. to make notches in (an edge, line, or border); notch.
Ex. The mountains indent the horizon.
2. to form notches or deep bays in; penetrate.
Ex. an indented coast.
3. to begin (a line) farther from the edge than the other
indent in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
indent in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
indent in Maithili মৈথিলী
indent in Marathi मराठी
indent in Tamil தமிழ்
indent in Urdu اُردُو
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