plural of inch

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inch

Very gradually; by small degrees.

Gradually or incrementally.

A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres. / (meteorology) The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.

(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.

(Scotland, Ireland) A small island; an islet. / (Scotland, Ireland) A meadow, pasture, field, or haugh.

present participle of inch

Very gradual movement.

simple past tense and past participle of inch