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Inch ɪntʃ Half I Noun She's Taller Laptop

Word3 inch
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ɪntʃ/ /ɪntʃ/
Example
  • she's a few inches taller than me.
  • a laptop with a 15-inch screen
  • each image measures 46 x 28 inches.
  • a fat envelope about half an inch thick
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inch

(noun)/ɪntʃ/ /ɪntʃ/
  1. a unit for measuring length or height, equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in a foot.
    • SEE ALSO column inch
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/column-inch
    • She's a few inches taller than me.
    • a laptop with a 15-inch screen
    • Each image measures 46 x 28 inches.
    • a fat envelope about half an inch thick
    • The snow is about one and a half inches deep.
    • 1.14 inches of rain fell last night.
    • Every square inch of available land has been built on.
    • a metal tube about three inches in diameter
    • They feed on leaves and may grow to two inches in length.
    • Since I started jogging I've lost three and a half inches from my waistline.
    • Babies focus best on objects ten inches from their eyes.
  2. a small amount or distance
    • He escaped death by an inch.
    • The car missed us by inches.
    • She was within an inch of being killed.
    • They beat him (to) within an inch of his life (= very severely).
    • Her face was only inches from mine.
    • He was just inches away from scoring.
  3. the whole of something
    • The doctor examined every inch of his body.
    • If they try to fire me I'll fight them every inch of the way.
  4. completely
    • In his first game the young player already looked every inch a winner.
  5. used to say that if you allow some people a small amount of freedom or power they will see you as weak and try to take a lot more
  6. very slowly and with great care or difficulty
    • She crawled forward inch by inch.
  7. to refuse to change your position, decision, etc. even a little
    • We tried to negotiate a lower price but they wouldn't budge an inch.
  8. to not trust somebody at all
    • He says he just wants to help you but I wouldn’t trust him an inch if I were you.

    Word Origin

    • late Old English ynce, from Latin uncia ‘twelfth part’, from unus ‘one’ (probably denoting a unit). Compare with ounce.
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