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# inscribe

«inscribe» in Mova's school dictionary: **to write, carve or engrave them on something, like stone…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (inscribe, inscribes, inscribed, inscribing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To inscribe words or a design is to write, carve or engrave them on something, like stone, metal or a ring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inscribe/#m1)

2) To inscribe a book is to write a personal message in it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inscribe/#m2)

3) (maths) To inscribe a shape inside another is to draw it so that it fits exactly inside, touching it, like a circle inscribed in a square. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inscribe/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons, names are inscribed on monuments and ancient stones. In geometry an inscribed circle touches every side of the shape. In everyday life trophies and rings are inscribed with names. Phrases: inscribed on, inscribed with, inscribed circle.

### examples

- The names of the soldiers are inscribed on the stone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inscribe/#x1)
- The trophy was inscribed with the winner's name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inscribe/#x2)
- The author inscribed my book: «To Lily, keep reading!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inscribe/#x3)
- Draw a circle inscribed in the square so it touches all four sides. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inscribe/#x4)
- Ancient Egyptians inscribed words on temple walls. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inscribe/#x5)
- Her bracelet is inscribed with her initials. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inscribe/#x6)
- A triangle inscribed in a circle has its corners on the circle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inscribe/#x7)
- Prince Mannikin was seized with a violent desire to inscribe his name among the others, but the remembrance of his dependent position and his lack of wealth held him back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inscribe/#x8)

### note

Regular verb: inscribed. Noun: inscription (the words written). In maths: a circle inscribed in a square of side 10 cm has a diameter of 10 cm; «circumscribed» is the opposite — drawn around the outside.

### In the corpora

- [Oh that they were inscribed in a book!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.490/)
- [then was the palm of the hand sent from before Him, and this writing was inscribed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.170/)
- [And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE MENE, TEKEL UPHARSIN.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.171/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «inscribe» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inscribe/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.