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inflected

/ɪnˈflɛktɪd/ adjective · British & US
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What does inflected mean?

adjective

Having or showing different forms of a word, especially to show grammatical function or tense. Used to describe words that have different forms to show different grammatical functions or tenses.

Example

"The verb 'go' is inflected to 'went' in the past tense."

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