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fascinates

fascinates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fascinate.

Meaning of fascinate

Verb

fascinate (third-person singular simple present fascinates, present participle fascinating, simple past and past participle fascinated)

  1. To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
    • The flickering TV fascinated the cat.
  2. To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind.
    • We were fascinated by the potter's skill.
  3. To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.
    • Her gait fascinates all men.

Questions about fascinates

What is fascinates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Fascinates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fascinate.

Words near fascinates in the dictionary

  1. fascina
  2. fascinance
  3. fascinate
  4. fascinated
  5. fascinatedly
  6. fascinates
  7. fascinating
  8. fascinatingly
  9. fascinatingness
  10. fascination
  11. fascinations

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