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denotes

UK/dɪˈnəʊts//dɪˈnoʊts/

denotes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of denote.

Meaning of denote

Verb

denote (third-person singular simple present denotes, present participle denoting, simple past and past participle denoted)

  1. (transitive) To indicate; to mark.
    • The yellow blazes denote the trail.
  2. (transitive) To make overt.
  3. (transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning.
    • The prefix pre- denotes "before", as in preview.

Words that rhyme with denotes

Questions about denotes

What is denotes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Denotes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of denote.
How do you pronounce denotes?
Denotes is pronounced /dɪˈnoʊts/ (US).

Words near denotes in the dictionary

  1. denotees
  2. denotement
  3. denotements
  4. denoter
  5. denoters
  6. denotes
  7. denoteth
  8. denotification
  9. denotifications
  10. denotified
  11. denotifies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: denotes (page history and authors); denote (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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