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colludes

colludes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of collude.

Meaning of collude

Verb

collude (third-person singular simple present colludes, present participle colluding, simple past and past participle colluded)

  1. (intransitive) to act in concert with; to conspire.
    • William understood Diana more but idealized her less. He was privy to her volatile love life. He knew the tabloids made her life hell, but he also knew she colluded with them.April 5 2022, Tina Brown, “How Princess Diana’s Dance With the Media Impacted William and Harry”, in Vanity Fair
    Synonyms:
    to be in cahoots, conspire, plot, scheme

Questions about colludes

What is colludes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Colludes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of collude.

Words near colludes in the dictionary

  1. colluctations
  2. collude
  3. colluded
  4. colluder
  5. colluders
  6. colludes
  7. colluding
  8. colludingly
  9. collum
  10. Collum Collum
  11. Collums

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