conjugation
noun /ˌkɒndʒuˈɡeɪʃn/
/ˌkɑːndʒuˈɡeɪʃn/
(grammar)- [countable, uncountable] the way in which a verb conjugates
- a verb with an irregular conjugation
- [countable] a group of verbs that conjugate in the same way
- Latin verbs of the second conjugation
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin conjugatio(n-), from conjugare ‘join together’, from con- ‘together’ + jugum ‘yoke’.