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karates

karates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of karate.

Meaning of karate

Verb

karate (third-person singular simple present karates, present participle karateing, simple past and past participle karated)

  1. (informal, transitive) To attack (somebody or something) with karate or similar techniques.

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Questions about karates

What is karates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Karates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of karate.

Words near karates in the dictionary

  1. karateka
  2. karatekas
  3. karatelike
  4. karateman
  5. karatemen
  6. karates
  7. karatist
  8. karatists
  9. karats
  10. Karatsu
  11. Karatsu ware

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