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Inch
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
inches
Examples
The nail was just an inch long, but it was enough to puncture the tire.
02
a unit of measurement for advertising space
to inch
01
to move or progress very slowly and in small distances
Intransitive: to inch to a direction
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
inch
3rd person singular
inches
Present participle
inching
Past simple
inched
Past participle
inched
Examples
The turtle inched across the road, making its way to the other side.
