inch

[US]/ɪntʃ/
[UK]/ɪntʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot; height
vt. to move slowly
vi. to move slowly; to make slow progress

Phrases & Collocations

inch by inch

per inch

inch tape

every inch

inch by

square inch

by inches

Example Sentences

inch by inch he crept along the wall.

An inch is a measure of length.

he's every inch the gentleman.

came within an inch of death.

inch one's way forward

fight every inch of land

She was every inch a leader.

a pendulum with a 3-inch swing

The scale of this map is an inch to a mile.

a fall of two inches of rain.

eighteen inches of thread.

he inched the car forward.

between them they know every inch of the country.

shape the dough into two-inch balls.

The inch measures length.

Prices are inching down.

contest every inch of the ground

This net has half-inch meshes.

Real-world Examples

Some areas seeing more than 20 inches.

Source: CNN Selected October 2015 Collection

Atlanta was expecting three to five inches of accumulation.

Source: CNN Listening February 2014 Collection

Then they stopped and resumed staring. And then, very slowly, they inched farther up.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

It measures a little over seven inches.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation August 2019

Their blowhole is just inches beneath the surface.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2018 Compilation

He hasn't moved an inch all night.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

I cannot walk or even lift my leg a few inches.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Not only is it new, but its 15 inches tall.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2018 Collection

Violins are--maybe--go up about to twelve inches.

Source: Listening to Music (Video Version)

Keep stretching it until it's about 10 inches.

Source: Connection Magazine

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