English Dictionary

inch

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪnt͡ʃ/

動詞

前置詞支配 自動詞

(intransitive, followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction). / To drive by inches, or small degrees. / To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.

日本語の意味

少しずつ、わずかな歩みで進む、前進する。 / じわじわと、わずかな増加や進捗で動く、進む。

The caterpillar continued to inch forward along the branch despite the wind.

イモムシは風にもかかわらず枝に沿ってゆっくりと前進し続けた。

意味（1）

(intransitive, followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).

Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge.

意味（2）

To drive by inches, or small degrees.

He gets too far into the soldier's grace / And inches out my master.

意味（3）

To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.

inches （ present singular third-person ）

inching （ participle present ）

inched （ participle past ）

inched （ past ）