menstruates
menstruates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of menstruate.
Meaning of menstruate
Verb
menstruate (third-person singular simple present menstruates, present participle menstruating, simple past and past participle menstruated)
- To stain with or as if with menses.
- To undergo menstruation, to have a period.
- A woman may have every quality or attribute of marriageableness who menstruates irregularly, or rarely, or even who has never menstruated at all.1884, The Medical Age, volume 2, page 358
- Synonyms:
- be on one's period, be on the rag
Questions about menstruates
- What is menstruates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Menstruates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of menstruate.
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