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enthuses

enthuses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of enthuse.

Meaning of enthuse

Verb

enthuse (third-person singular simple present enthuses, present participle enthusing, simple past and past participle enthused)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive) To show enthusiasm.
    • a splendid performance, and I was enthusing over it1970, Julian Huxley, Memories
  2. (humorous, proscribed, sometimes) To cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm or to be enthusiastic.
    • The novelty of the film enthused the audience.

Questions about enthuses

What is enthuses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Enthuses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of enthuse.

Words near enthuses in the dictionary

  1. enthuse
  2. enthused
  3. enthusement
  4. enthuser
  5. enthusers
  6. enthuses
  7. enthusiasm
  8. enthusiasms
  9. enthusiast
  10. enthusiastic
  11. enthusiastical

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