Conjugation
noun
The way that you change a verb to express tense, number, person etc.
In French, conjugation of verbs is quite complex.
Often appears as...
- conjugation of verbs
- grammatical conjugation
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In biology, the process by which two organisms exchange genetic material.
Bacterial conjugation is an essential phase of bacterial reproduction.
Often appears as...
- bacterial conjugation
- genetic conjugation
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In chemistry, the joining of two or more adjacent atoms in a molecule by a shared electron pair.
Conjugation leads to the formation of a stronger molecule.
Often appears as...
- chemical conjugation
- molecular conjugation
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The way that you change a verb to express tense, number, person etc.
In French, conjugation of verbs is quite complex.
Often appears as...
- conjugation of verbs
- grammatical conjugation
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In biology, the process by which two organisms exchange genetic material.
Bacterial conjugation is an essential phase of bacterial reproduction.
Often appears as...
- bacterial conjugation
- genetic conjugation
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In chemistry, the joining of two or more adjacent atoms in a molecule by a shared electron pair.
Conjugation leads to the formation of a stronger molecule.
Often appears as...
- chemical conjugation
- molecular conjugation
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Tense Importance
Understanding conjugation helps you express the time when an action occurs.
I walk (present) vs. I walked (past).
Pro Tip 2/3Person Matters
Conjugation changes with the subject, like 'I am' vs. 'he is'.
She runs, they run.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Regular
Some verbs conjugate irregularly, so they must be memorized differently.
Go becomes went, not goed.
Pro Tip 1/3Tense Importance
Understanding conjugation helps you express the time when an action occurs.
I walk (present) vs. I walked (past).
Pro Tip 2/3Person Matters
Conjugation changes with the subject, like 'I am' vs. 'he is'.
She runs, they run.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Regular
Some verbs conjugate irregularly, so they must be memorized differently.
Go becomes went, not goed.
Pro Tip 1/3Tense Importance
Understanding conjugation helps you express the time when an action occurs.
I walk (present) vs. I walked (past).
Pro Tip 2/3Person Matters
Conjugation changes with the subject, like 'I am' vs. 'he is'.
She runs, they run.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Regular
Some verbs conjugate irregularly, so they must be memorized differently.
Go becomes went, not goed.
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Jean-Baptiste Michel:...
will use a vocabulary and grammar that is quite different from the king of hip hop, Jay-Z. Now it's just the way it is. Language changes over time, and it's a powerful force. So Erez and I wanted to know more about that. So we paid attention to a particular grammatical rule, past-tense conjugation.
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What causes antibiotic...
while others use a method called conjugation, connecting through pili to share their genes. Over time, the resistant genes proliferate, creating entire strains of resistant super bacteria. So how much time do we have before these superbugs take over?
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Mariella Frostrup
British Journalist
Contrary to popular mythology, the best and most durable relationships are based not on vulnerability or passion but on a conjugation of positive attributes, a meeting of mind, body and soul that is all the more powerful as it is not weighed down with neediness and unreasonable expectation.
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Chen-Ning Yang
American Physicist
The three discrete invariances - reflection invariance, charge conjugation invariance, and time reversal invariance - are connected by an important theorem called the CPT theorem.
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James Black
Scottish Scientist
In research, I wanted to establish the medicinal chemistry/bioassay conjugation as an academic pursuit, as exciting to the imagination as astrophysics or molecular biology.
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Mariella Frostrup
British Journalist
Contrary to popular mythology, the best and most durable relationships are based not on vulnerability or passion but on a conjugation of positive attributes, a meeting of mind, body and soul that is all the more powerful as it is not weighed down with neediness and unreasonable expectation.
Quote examples
Chen-Ning Yang
American Physicist
The three discrete invariances - reflection invariance, charge conjugation invariance, and time reversal invariance - are connected by an important theorem called the CPT theorem.
Quote examples
James Black
Scottish Scientist
In research, I wanted to establish the medicinal chemistry/bioassay conjugation as an academic pursuit, as exciting to the imagination as astrophysics or molecular biology.
Example 1 of 3
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