"inflow" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: inflows [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English inflowen, equivalent to in- + flow. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|inflowen}} Middle English inflowen, {{prefix|en|in|flow}} in- + flow Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} inflow (countable and uncountable, plural inflows)
  1. The act or process of flowing in or into Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-inflow-en-noun-9AEDCpZS
  2. Anything which flows in or into Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a flow in): втичане (vtičane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), вливане (vlivane) (Bulgarian), 流入 (liúrù) (Chinese Mandarin), sisäänvirtaus (Finnish), afflux [masculine] (French), Zufluss [masculine] (German), εισροή (eisroḯ) [feminine] (Greek), 流入 (ryūnyū) (alt: りゅうにゅう) (Japanese), innstrømming [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), innstrømning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), прито́к (pritók) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-inflow-en-noun-PKMJ92fz Disambiguation of 'a flow in': 43 57 0
  3. (figurative) Influence from outside. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-inflow-en-noun-t3wPguCz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: influx Related terms: inflood

Verb [English]

Forms: inflows [present, singular, third-person], inflowing [participle, present], inflowed [participle, past], inflowed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English inflowen, equivalent to in- + flow. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|inflowen}} Middle English inflowen, {{prefix|en|in|flow}} in- + flow Head templates: {{en-verb}} inflow (third-person singular simple present inflows, present participle inflowing, simple past and past participle inflowed)
  1. To flow in.
    Sense id: en-inflow-en-verb-PWgjghUX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 29 61 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 17 21 25 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 11 16 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 13 24 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 8 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 8 26 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 9 17 64 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 10 18 64 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 9 16 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 13 27 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 8 12 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 9 30 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 11 10 19 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 8 12 72

Inflected forms

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