Hyphenation of contracted
How to hyphenate contracted
contracted is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, contracted is hyphenated as:
- Syllables Count
- 2
- Characters Count
- 10
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 10
- Hyphens Count
- 1
Definitions of contracted
- verb To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
Example: The snail's body contracted into its shell.
- verb (grammar) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
Example: The word "cannot" is often contracted into "can't".
- verb To enter into a contract with.
- verb To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for.
- verb To make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain.
Example: to contract for carrying the mail
- verb To bring on; to incur; to acquire.
Example: She contracted the habit of smoking in her teens.
- verb To gain or acquire (an illness).
- verb To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.
- verb To betroth; to affiance.
- adjective Arranged by contract; established by agreement.
- adjective Made smaller by contraction.
- adjective Incurred; acquired.
Words nearby contracted
- contraceptive
- contraceptives
- contracivil
- contraclockwise
- contract
- contractable
- contractant
- contractation
- (contracted)
- contractedly
- contractedness
- contractee
- contracter
- contractibility
- contractible
- contractibleness
- contractibly
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What is hyphenation
Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.
Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.