[V] (grammar) if a word inflects, its ending or spelling changes according to its GRAMMATICAL function in a sentence; if a language inflects, it has words that do this:
Verbs inflect for tense and person. * Most languages of the world inflect.
inflected adjective [usuallybeforenoun]:
an inflected language / form / verb
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