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/kənˈdʒʌŋɡeɪʃən/ noun · British & US
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noun

The process of inflecting a verb to indicate its subject and tense, or the form of a verb that results from this process. In linguistics, the system of inflectional forms of a verb.

Example

"The conjugation of the verb 'to be' in English is irregular, with forms such as 'am', 'is', and 'are'."

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