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verb/ˈkɒndʒəɡeɪt/
/ˈkɑːndʒəɡeɪt/
(grammar)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they conjugate | /ˈkɒndʒəɡeɪt/ /ˈkɑːndʒəɡeɪt/ |
| he / she / it conjugates | /ˈkɒndʒəɡeɪts/ /ˈkɑːndʒəɡeɪts/ |
| past simple conjugated | /ˈkɒndʒəɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈkɑːndʒəɡeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle conjugated | /ˈkɒndʒəɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈkɑːndʒəɡeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form conjugating | /ˈkɒndʒəɡeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːndʒəɡeɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] conjugate something to give the different forms of a verb, as they vary according to number, person, tense, etc.Topics Languagec2
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- [intransitive] (of a verb) to have different forms, showing number, person, tense, etc.
- How does this verb conjugate?
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Word Originlate 15th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin conjugat- ‘yoked together’, from the verb conjugare, from con- ‘together’ + jugum ‘yoke’.
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