indent

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈdɛnt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small hollow or space cut into a surface.

  2. 02

    verb

    To move a line of writing inward from the margin.

Examples

  • Remember to indent the first line of every paragraph.

  • There was a small indent on the surface of the table.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɪndɛnt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. A stamp; an impression.

  3. A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.

More examples

In context

  • You should indent the first line of every paragraph.

  • indent a smooth surface with a hammer

  • to indent the edge of paper

Antonyms

Quick test

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The carpenter used a chisel to blank the wood along the straight marked line.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Partly from Middle English indenten (“to dent in”), equivalent to in- + dent (see dent); partly from Middle English indenten, endenten, from Old French endenter (“to cut notches into”), from en- (“in-, en-”) + dent (“tooth”), from Latin dēns.