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—ANTONYM direct

in • di • rect • ly / |indi ' rektli / adverb These events affect us all, directly or indirectly.

in • di • rect ob • ject / ,mdi ' rekt ' abd₃ekt / noun [ count ]

( english language arts ) a person or thing that an action is done to or for

In the sentence "I sent him a letter," "him" is the indirect object.

— Look at direct object .

in • di • vid •u • al 1 © |AWL / |inda'vid₃ual /

adjective

considered separately and not as part of a group

The program evaluates the needs of each individual student.

for only one person or thing individual servings of pasta

► in • di • vid • u • al • lyAWL / |inda ' vid₃uali / adverb The teacher spoke to each student individually.

in • di • vid • u • al 2 aw / |inda ' vid3ual /

[ count ]

one person

Teachers must treat each child as an individual.

in • door / indor / adjective

done or used inside a building an indoor swimming pool indoor sports

—ANTONYM outdoor

in • doors / |in ' dorz / adverb

in or into a building Let's go indoors . I'm cold.

—SYNONYM inside —ANTONYM outdoors

in • dulge / in ' dAid3 /

( in dulg • es , in • dulg • ing , in • dulged )

1 to do something special that you enjoy

indulged myself and spent a day at the spa.

to give someone something that they really want

After she retired, she had time to indulge her passion for traveling.

in • dus • tri • al / in' dAstrial /

( business )

connected with making things in factories industrial machines

with a lot of factories an industrial city

ill .dUS .try ©/ mdostri / noun ( plural in • dus . tries ) ( business )

[ noncount ] the work of making things in factories Is there much industry in your country?

[ count ] all the companies that make or do the same thing

He'd like to find a job in the entertainment industry.

in • ed • i • ble / in ' edabl /

not suitable to be eaten an inedible plant

—ANTONYM edible

in • ef • fec • tive / | ini fektiv / adjective

not producing the effect or result that you want Efforts to reduce crime have been ineffective.

—ANTONYM effective

in • ef • fi • cient / |ini ' fijnt /

A person or thing that is inefficient does not work well or in the best way

This washing machine is very old and inefficient. —ANTONYM efficient

in • e • qual • i • ty / |ini ' kwalati / noun [ count, noncount ] ( plural in • e • qual • i . ties )

not being the same or not having the same rights inequality between the sexes

—ANTONYM equality

in • er • tia / i'narja / noun [ noncount ]

( physics ) the physical force that stops things from moving, or keeps them moving in the same direction

in • ev • i • ta • ble Iaw / in ' evatabl /

If something is inevitable , it will certainly happen The accident was inevitable — he was driving too fast.

► in • ev • i • ta • bly AWL / in'evatabli / adverb

Building the new hospital inevitably cost a lot of money.

in • ex • pen • sive / |inik ' spensiv / adjective

low in price

an inexpensive restaurant —SYNONYM cheap —ANTONYM expensive

in •ex • pe • ri • enced / |inik' spirianst /

adjective