Sample Sentences for
conjugate
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conjugate as in:  conjugate the verb

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    Conjugate the verb into the past tense.
    conjugate = change the form of a verb for the context of use; e.g., jump changed to jumped for past tense
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    Rank began to conjugate the Latin for the verb "to learn."  (source)
    conjugate = grammatically change verb forms depending upon context
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    Behind my eyes I conjugate irregular Spanish verbs.  (source)
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    When at last I dozed, in sheer exhaustion of mind and body, it became a vast shadowy verb which I had to conjugate.  (source)
    conjugate = present in different grammatical forms
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    On the opposite page is the Colosseum in Rome, labeled in English, and below, a conjugation: sum es est, sumus estis sunt.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.
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    He makes charts of Irish grammar, Irish history and algebra at home, hangs them on an easel and we have to chant our way through the cases, conjugations and declensions of Irish, famous names and battles, proportions, ratios, equations.  (source)
    conjugations = grammatical changes of verb forms to match context
    standard suffix: The suffix "-tions", converts a verb into a plural noun that denotes results of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in actions, illustrations, and observations.
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    And conjugating those Latin verbs?  (source)
    conjugating = grammar:  changing the form of a verb to indicate changes in grammatical function
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    "Look," he said quietly, "the past participle conjugated with avoir agrees with the direct object when it precedes."  (source)
    conjugated = changed form (of a verb)
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    He teases me about sneakers, asks about my favorite films, and conjugates my French homework.†  (source)
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    To think that Fernand is dead To think that Fernand has died ... By the end of that song, we were able to conjugate the verb "to die" in every tense.  (source)
    conjugate = grammatically change verb forms depending upon context
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    By the time he in third grade, though, he get to talking better than the President a the United States, coming home using words like conjugation and parliamentary.†  (source)
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    That, she felt, would be a sweet reward indeed for all her hard work and patient grubbing among unimaginative equations and conjugations.  (source)
    conjugations = grammatical changes of verb forms to match context
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    Not now, not conjugating verbs when I haven't even looked at the school yet.  (source)
    conjugating = grammatically changing verb forms to match context
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