inch away in English

Forms: inches away [present, singular, third-person], inching away [participle, present], inched away [participle, past], inched away [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} inch away (third-person singular simple present inches away, present participle inching away, simple past and past participle inched away)

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    {
      "form": "inches away",
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    },
    {
      "form": "inching away",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inched away",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inched away",
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        "past"
      ]
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They're trying to inch away from their policies."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To begin to change one's position on a topic; to subtly distance oneself from previous associates, ideas, etc."
      ],
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        "(intransitive) To begin to change one's position on a topic; to subtly distance oneself from previous associates, ideas, etc."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "inch away"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "inches away",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inching away",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inched away",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inched away",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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        "English verbs"
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        {
          "text": "They're trying to inch away from their policies."
        }
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        "To begin to change one's position on a topic; to subtly distance oneself from previous associates, ideas, etc."
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        "(intransitive) To begin to change one's position on a topic; to subtly distance oneself from previous associates, ideas, etc."
      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "inch away"
}

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"inch away" meaning in English

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