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PRONUNCIATION OF CIRCUMFLECT

circumflect  [ˌsɜːkəmˈflɛkt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CIRCUMFLECT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Circumflect is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb circumflect in English.

WHAT DOES CIRCUMFLECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of circumflect in the English dictionary

The definition of circumflect in the dictionary is to emphasize with a circumflex accent. Other definition of circumflect is to bend in a curve.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CIRCUMFLECT

PRESENT

Present
I circumflect
you circumflect
he/she/it circumflects
we circumflect
you circumflect
they circumflect
Present continuous
I am circumflecting
you are circumflecting
he/she/it is circumflecting
we are circumflecting
you are circumflecting
they are circumflecting
Present perfect
I have circumflected
you have circumflected
he/she/it has circumflected
we have circumflected
you have circumflected
they have circumflected
Present perfect continuous
I have been circumflecting
you have been circumflecting
he/she/it has been circumflecting
we have been circumflecting
you have been circumflecting
they have been circumflecting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I circumflected
you circumflected
he/she/it circumflected
we circumflected
you circumflected
they circumflected
Past continuous
I was circumflecting
you were circumflecting
he/she/it was circumflecting
we were circumflecting
you were circumflecting
they were circumflecting
Past perfect
I had circumflected
you had circumflected
he/she/it had circumflected
we had circumflected
you had circumflected
they had circumflected
Past perfect continuous
I had been circumflecting
you had been circumflecting
he/she/it had been circumflecting
we had been circumflecting
you had been circumflecting
they had been circumflecting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will circumflect
you will circumflect
he/she/it will circumflect
we will circumflect
you will circumflect
they will circumflect
Future continuous
I will be circumflecting
you will be circumflecting
he/she/it will be circumflecting
we will be circumflecting
you will be circumflecting
they will be circumflecting
Future perfect
I will have circumflected
you will have circumflected
he/she/it will have circumflected
we will have circumflected
you will have circumflected
they will have circumflected
Future perfect continuous
I will have been circumflecting
you will have been circumflecting
he/she/it will have been circumflecting
we will have been circumflecting
you will have been circumflecting
they will have been circumflecting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would circumflect
you would circumflect
he/she/it would circumflect
we would circumflect
you would circumflect
they would circumflect
Conditional continuous
I would be circumflecting
you would be circumflecting
he/she/it would be circumflecting
we would be circumflecting
you would be circumflecting
they would be circumflecting
Conditional perfect
I would have circumflect
you would have circumflect
he/she/it would have circumflect
we would have circumflect
you would have circumflect
they would have circumflect
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been circumflecting
you would have been circumflecting
he/she/it would have been circumflecting
we would have been circumflecting
you would have been circumflecting
they would have been circumflecting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you circumflect
we let´s circumflect
you circumflect
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to circumflect
Past participle
circumflected
Present Participle
circumflecting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CIRCUMFLECT


collect
kəˈlɛkt
complect
kəmˈplɛkt
deflect
dɪˈflɛkt
deselect
ˌdiːsɪˈlɛkt
dialect
ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt
elect
ɪˈlɛkt
genuflect
ˈdʒɛnjʊˌflɛkt
idiolect
ˈɪdɪəˌlɛkt
inflect
ɪnˈflɛkt
intellect
ˈɪntɪˌlɛkt
neglect
nɪˈɡlɛkt
nonelect
ˌnɒnɪˈlɛkt
pre-select
ˌpriːsɪˈlɛkt
prelect
prɪˈlɛkt
recollect
ˌrɛkəˈlɛkt
reflect
rɪˈflɛkt
reselect
ˌriːsɪˈlɛkt
select
sɪˈlɛkt
self-neglect
ˌsɛlfnɪˈɡlɛkt
sociolect
ˈsəʊsɪəʊˌlɛkt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CIRCUMFLECT

circumcision
circumduce
circumduct
circumduction
circumductory
circumference
circumferential
circumferentially
circumferentially challenged
circumferentor
circumflex
circumflexion
circumfluence
circumfluent
circumfluous
circumforanean
circumforaneous
circumfuse
circumfusile
circumfusion

WORDS THAT END LIKE CIRCUMFLECT

affect
basilect
benign neglect
connect
correct
direct
effect
expect
free-select
grapholect
object
perfect
predilect
preelect
president-elect
project
protect
re-elect
subdialect
unilateral neglect

Synonyms and antonyms of circumflect in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «circumflect» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CIRCUMFLECT

Find out the translation of circumflect to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of circumflect from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «circumflect» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

circumflect
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

circumflect
570 millions of speakers

English

circumflect
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

circumflect
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

circumflect
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

circumflect
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

circumflect
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

circumflect
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

circumflect
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengelilingi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

circumflect
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

circumflect
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

circumflect
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Angger angger
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

circumflect
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

circumflect
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Circumflect
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dolanmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

circumflect
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

circumflect
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

circumflect
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

circumflect
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

circumflect
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

circumflect
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

circumflect
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

circumflect
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of circumflect

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CIRCUMFLECT»

The term «circumflect» is used very little and occupies the 159.582 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about circumflect

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CIRCUMFLECT»

Discover the use of circumflect in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to circumflect and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Works: Miscellaneous
Nouns of the First Declension circumflect the Genitive Plural ; as, uxmiv. 12. But the Genitive Plural Feminine of Adjectives of three endings in 0; pure are accented like their Masculines; as, G. ayiwv Iiylwv ayluv. So is the Genitive Plural of X7.
John Wesley, 1835
2
The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A. M.
Nouns of the First Declension circumflect the Genitive Plural ; as, uatfuv. 12. But the Genitive Plural Feminine of Adjectives of three endings in os pure are accented like their Masculines; as, G. aytwv iyt'wv otyiuv. So is the Genitive Plural of ...
John Wesley, John Emory, 1831
3
The Works of the Rev. John Wesley, A.M.: Grammars & index
Nouns of the First Declension circumflect the Genitive Plural; as, ascriw. 12. But the Genitive Plural Feminine of Adjectives of three endings in 05 pure are accented like their Masculines ; as, G. n't'ylwv a'vyiwv a't-yi'wv. SO is the Genitive Plural ...
John Benjamin Wesley, 1831
4
The works of the late Reverend John Wesley, A.M.: from the ...
Nouns of the First Declension circumflect the Genitive Plural ; as, fuitfuv. 12. But the Genitive Plural Feminine of Adjectives of three endings in os pure are accented like their Masculines ; as, G. ayi'uv ayiuv ayiuv. So is the Genitive Plural of ...
John Wesley, John Emory, 1835
5
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: A work of Universal ...
Pg. circumflexao = It. circonfles- 1011 stone, < LL. circumflexio(n-)r < L. circumflectere, pp. circumflexus, bend around : see circumflect] 1. The act of circumflecting. (a) The act of bending into a curved form, or of bending around something else, ...
6
The Works of the Rev. John Wesley: With the Last Corrections ...
Nouns of the First Declension circumflect the Genitive Plural; as, fisa-aJv. 12. But the Genitive Plural Feminine of Adjectives of three endings in oj pure are accented like their Masculines ; as, G. ayiwv ay/aiv uyicov. So is the Genitive Plural of ...
John Wesley, 1872
7
An English and Chinese standard dictionary: A-L
... ESJ «, IBIJS- Gircumferential, (ser-kum-fer-en'-shal) a Pertaining to the circumference, jSHSIfl'j. Circumferentor, (ser-kum-fe-ren'-ter) n. An instrument used by surveyors for taking or measuring angles, fi^lt, £1 Circumflect, (ser'-kum- flekt) ». t.
顏惠慶, 1908
8
Grammars, musical works, letters, scripture index, subject index
Nouns of the First Declension circumflect the Genitive Plural ; as, pao-ajy. 12. But the Genitive Plural Feminine of Adjectives of three endings in oj pure arc accented like their Masculines; as, G. kylwv ctyloov uylcov. So is the Genitive Plural of ...
John Wesley, 1872
9
The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
Blowing around: as, " circumflant air," Evelyn. circumflect (ser-kum-flekf), v. t. [= It. circon- ftettere, < L. circumfleetere, bend around, < circuit, around, + flectere, bend : nee flexion.] 1. To bend around. — 2. To place the circumflex accent on ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
10
John Wesley's Journal
10. An accent is on the same syllable in other cases as in the nominative; so ¢ povrl53 (Mien-1309. ll. Nouns of the first declznsion circumflect the genitive plural ; as, uovoiiw. ' 12. But the genitive plural feminine of adjectives of three endings ...
John Wesley, Nehemiah Curnock, 1967

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