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officiates

officiates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of officiate.

Meaning of officiate

Verb

officiate (third-person singular simple present officiates, present participle officiating, simple past and past participle officiated)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To perform the functions of some office.
    • She officiated as registrar at the wedding.
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To serve as umpire or referee.
    • This is the second time he has officiated at a cup-final.

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Questions about officiates

What is officiates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Officiates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of officiate.

Words near officiates in the dictionary

  1. officiants
  2. officiaries
  3. officiary
  4. officiate
  5. officiated
  6. officiates
  7. officiating
  8. officiation
  9. officiations
  10. officiator
  11. officiators

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