Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

inflected

Adjective

/ɪnˈflɛktɪd/

Definition

Altered in form to express different grammatical features.

Examples

In English, the verb ‘to be’ is inflected to form ‘am,’ ‘is,’ and ‘are.’
Inflected forms of nouns can indicate singular or plural, such as ‘cat’ and ‘cats.’

Meaning

Inflected refers to the change in the form of a word to convey different grammatical properties like tense, mood, voice, aspect, person, number, gender, and case.