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hates

/heɪts/

hates is the plural of hate.

hates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hate.

Meaning of hate

Noun

hate (countable and uncountable, plural hates)

  1. An object of hatred.
    • One of my pet hates is traffic wardens.
  2. Hatred.
    • He gave me a look filled with pure hate.
  3. (Internet, metonymically) Negative feedback, abusive behaviour.
    • There was a lot of hate in the comments on my vlog about Lady Gaga from her fans.
  4. (metonymically) Bigotry.
    • The corporation said it would not tolerate hate.

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Phrases with hates

Words that rhyme with hates

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Questions about hates

What is hates the plural of?
Hates is the plural of hate.
How do you pronounce hates?
Hates is pronounced /heɪts/.

Words near hates in the dictionary

  1. hateresses
  2. haters
  3. haters gonna hate
  4. Hateruma
  5. haterumalide
  6. hates
  7. hates on
  8. hates someone's guts
  9. hates the sin but loves the sinner
  10. hatesex
  11. hateship

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hates (page history and authors); hate (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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