Definitions

1. noun

The process of modifying a verb to indicate its tense, mood, voice, and person, especially in inflected languages.

“The grammar textbook explained the conjugation of verbs in Spanish.”

2. noun

A set of verb forms that are used to indicate the same tense, mood, voice, or person.

“The conjugation of the verb ‘to be’ is irregular in many languages.”

3. verb

To modify a verb to indicate its tense, mood, voice, and person.

“The linguist conjugated the verb ‘to run’ to create a sentence in the past tense.”