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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026in•dent1 /ɪnˈdɛnt/USA pronunciation
v.
- to set in from the margin: [~ + object]Indent the first line of a paragraph.[no object]You forgot to indent.
See -dent-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026in•dent1
(v. in dent′;n. in′dent, in dent′),USA pronunciation v.t.
- to form deep recesses in:The sea indents the coast.
- to set in or back from the margin, as the first line of a paragraph.
- to sever (a document drawn up in duplicate) along an irregular line as a means of identification.
- to cut or tear the edge of (copies of a document) in an irregular way.
- to make toothlike notches in;
notch.
- Lawto indenture, as an apprentice.
- British Termsto draw an order upon.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to order, as commodities.
v.i.
- to form a recess.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to make out an order or requisition in duplicate.
- [Obs.]
- to draw upon a person or thing for something.
- to enter into an agreement by indenture;
make a compact.
n.
- a toothlike notch or deep recess;
indentation.
- an indention.
- Lawan indenture.
- American Historya 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.
- British Terms, Militarya requisition for stores.
- Medieval Latin indentātus, equivalent. to Latin in- in-2 + dentātus dentate; see -ed2
- 1350–1400; Middle English; back formation from indented having toothlike notches, Middle English
- to dent;
press in so as to form a dent:to indent a pattern on metal.
- to make or form a dent in:The wooden stairs had been indented by horses' hooves.
n.
- a dent.
- 1300–50; Middle English; see in-2, dent1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
indent vb /ɪnˈdɛnt/ (mainly tr)- to place (written or printed matter, etc) in from the margin, as at the beginning of a paragraph
- 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
- chiefly Brit (in foreign trade) to place an order for (foreign goods), usually through an agent
- when intr, followed by for, on, or upon: chiefly Brit to make an order on (a source or supply) or for (something)
- to notch (an edge, border, etc); make jagged
- to bind (an apprentice, etc) by indenture
n /ˈɪnˌdɛnt/- chiefly Brit (in foreign trade) an order for foreign merchandise, esp one placed with an agent
- chiefly Brit an official order for goods
- another word for indenture
- another word for indentation
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French endenter, from en-1 + dent tooth, from Latin dēnsinˈdenter, inˈdentor n indent vb /ɪnˈdɛnt/- (transitive) to make a dent or depression in
n /ˈɪnˌdɛnt/- a dent or depression
Etymology: 15th Century: from in-2 + dent1
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