indent
part of speech
verb (indent, indents, indented, indenting); noun (an indent, indents)
meaning for a pupil
1) To indent means to start a line of writing a little way in from the margin, as at the start of a new paragraph. tree →
2) An indent (or indentation) is that space at the start of a line. tree →
3) An indent can also be a small dent or notch in something. tree →
4) (UK, business) An indent is an official order for goods. tree →
sense in the lessons
In English lessons, indenting shows the start of a new paragraph in handwriting. In computing and coding, indenting lines with spaces or tabs shows how code is grouped; in Python indentation is part of the rules. In design, an indented coastline has many bays and inlets.
examples
- Indent the first line of each new paragraph. tree →
- The teacher reminded us to indent our paragraphs. tree →
- In Python, you must indent the code inside a loop. tree →
- Press Tab to make an indent. tree →
- The coastline of Norway is deeply indented with fjords. tree →
- There was an indent in the car door where the trolley hit it. tree →
note
Noun stress: IN-dent; verb stress: in-DENT. The longer noun «indentation» is also common. Do not confuse with «dent», a hollow made by a hit.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «indent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.