"conjugation" meaning in English

See conjugation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌkɒnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/ [UK], /ˌkɑnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/ [US] Audio: en-us-conjugation.ogg [US] Forms: conjugation [singular], conjugations [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Conjugation is how a word changes based on several things. In English and European languages this word is usually a verb. It might change because of what time is talked about, who is talked about, or what part of the sentence the word is in.
    Sense id: simple-conjugation-en-noun-8pR4xUPu
  2. A conjugation is the ways a word changes.
    Sense id: simple-conjugation-en-noun-81mtTqaz
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