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bøjning — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • conjugation noun The coming together of things; a union.
  • inflection noun The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
  • turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.

Senses

bøjning is used for these senses in English:

  • conjugation (grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs according to what inflections they take.
  • conjugation (grammar) The product of that act: the conjugated forms of a verb, collected into a list or recitation.
  • inflection (grammar, uncountable) The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
  • turn A change of direction or orientation.

conjugation — full definition

  1. noun The coming together of things; a union.
  2. noun The temporary fusion of organisms, especially as part of sexual reproduction.
  3. noun Sexual relations within marriage.
  4. noun In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs categorized into distinct classes based on the specific inflectional patterns they exhibit.

inflection — full definition

  1. noun The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
  2. noun Any specific type of morphological variation, which applies to a given class of terms.
  3. noun An affix representing a given variation.
  4. noun Any specific morphological form of a particular term, such as the principal parts for any given stem; any of the declined or conjugated forms that constitute its declension or conjugation.

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