Ingrain — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

thoroughly work in

produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋɡɹˈeɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋɡɹˈeɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋɡɹˈeɪn/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪŋɡɹˈeɪn/.

Examples

His hands were grained with dirt
Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

instill grain impress

Parts of Speech

verb	thoroughly work in “His hands were grained with dirt”
verb	produce or try to produce a vivid impression of “Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us”

Word Forms

impressive	adjective	producing a strong effect
instilling	noun	teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tief verwurzelt

gründlich einarbeiten

🇫🇷French

enraciné

travailler à fond dans

🇪🇸Spanish

arraigar

trabajar a fondo en

🇮🇹Italian

radicato

lavorare a fondo

🇳🇱Dutch

diepgeworteld

grondig inwerken

🇵🇹Portuguese

arraigado

trabalhar minuciosamente em

🇷🇺Russian

укоренившийся

тщательно работать над

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जड़ पकड़ लिया

पूरी तरह से काम करें

🇮🇳Tamil

உட்புகுத்தல்

முழுமையாக வேலை செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇంగ్రేన్

పూర్తిగా పని చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अंतर्भूत

मध्ये कसून काम करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇન્ગ્રેન

સંપૂર્ણ રીતે કામ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳಹೊಕ್ಕು

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉൾച്ചേർക്കൽ

നന്നായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈالنا

اچھی طرح سے کام کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

根深蒂固

彻底地致力于

🇯🇵Japanese

根深い

徹底的に取り組む

🇰🇷Korean

뿌리내리다

철저하게 일하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn sâu vào trong

làm việc kỹ lưỡng

🇹🇭Thai

เนื้อใน

ทำงานอย่างละเอียดถี่ถ้วน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tertanam dalam

bekerja secara menyeluruh

🇵🇭Filipino

nakatanim

magtrabaho nang husto

🇲🇾Malay

tertanam

bekerja dengan teliti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غرس

العمل بدقة في

🇮🇷Persian

ریشه کردن

به طور کامل در

🇹🇷Turkish

kök salmak

iyice çalışmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁרִישׁ

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