1. the inflection of a verb to show tense, person, number, mood, and voice
Usage: grammar
2. a class of verbs having similar inflectional forms
Usage: grammar
3. the temporary union of two cells or organisms for the exchange of genetic material
Usage: biology

Examples

• Students struggled with the conjugation of irregular verbs.
• The conjugation of ‘to be’ includes ‘am,’ ‘is,’ and ‘are.’
• French verbs are grouped into three main conjugations.
• The biology class studied bacterial conjugation under the microscope.
• The conjugation of these two factors led to the problem.
• She memorized the conjugation patterns for Spanish verbs.
• Conjugation allows bacteria to share antibiotic resistance genes.