collocates
collocates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of collocate.
collocates is the plural of collocate.
Meaning of collocate
Verb
collocate (third-person singular simple present collocates, present participle collocating, simple past and past participle collocated)
- (said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea.
- To arrange or occur side by side.
- Synonyms:
- co-locate
- To set or place or station in the same place as something else.
- to marſhall and collocate in order his battayles1548, Edward Hall, The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Families of Lancastre and Yorke
- Synonyms:
- co-locate
Questions about collocates
- What is collocates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Collocates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of collocate.
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