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inship

/inˈʃip/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-ship
IPA
/inˈʃip/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To put aboard a ship.

Dated; Transitive verb

verb

Alternative form of enship (“to travel or send by ship”).

Transitive verb

verb

To ship in from abroad; to import.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From in- + ship. Compare West Frisian ynskipje (“to board a ship”), Dutch inschepen (“to ship, embark”), German einschiffen (“to ship, embark”), Danish indskibe (“to ship, embark”), Swedish inskeppa (“to ship, embark”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

inships (present, singular) inshipping (participle, present) inshipped (participle, past) inshipped (past) enship (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

inshipment inshipped

Questions

How do you pronounce inship?
The recorded pronunciation is /inˈʃip/.
What does inship mean?
To put aboard a ship.
Where does inship come from?
From in- + ship. Compare West Frisian ynskipje (“to board a ship”), Dutch inschepen (“to ship, embark”), German einschiffen (“to ship, embark”), Danish indskibe (“to ship, embark”), Swedish inskeppa (“to ship, embark”).

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