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marinate on

marinate on verb: to consider thoroughly; to ponder for a while.

Verb

marinate on (third-person singular simple present marinates on, present participle marinating on, simple past and past participle marinated on)

  1. (Southern US) To consider thoroughly; to ponder for a while.

Forms of marinate on

third-person singular presentmarinates on
present participlemarinating on
past participlemarinated on
pastmarinated on

Questions about marinate on

What does marinate on mean?
Marinate on means to consider thoroughly; to ponder for a while.
What part of speech is marinate on?
Marinate on is a verb.
What is the past tense of marinate on?
The past tense of marinate on is marinated on.

Words near marinate on in the dictionary

  1. Marinaro
  2. Marinaros
  3. marinas
  4. Marinases
  5. marinate
  6. marinate on
  7. marinated
  8. marinated on
  9. marinates
  10. marinates on
  11. marinating

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