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publishes

publishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of publish.

Meaning of publish

Verb

publish (third-person singular simple present publishes, present participle publishing, simple past and past participle published)

  1. (transitive) To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale.
    • The Times published the investigative piece about the governor both in print and online.
  2. (transitive) To announce to the public.
    • The Secretary of Health and Human Services published a press release on May 22, 2013.
    Synonyms:
    disclose
  3. (transitive) To issue the work of (an author).
    • Grove Press published many avant-garde authors.
  4. (Internet, transitive) To disseminate (a message) publicly via a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.
  5. (intransitive) To issue a medium (e.g. publication).
    • Major city papers still publish daily.
  6. (intransitive) To have one's work accepted for a publication.
    • She needs to publish in order to get tenure.

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Questions about publishes

What is publishes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Publishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of publish.

Words near publishes in the dictionary

  1. publisheress
  2. publisheresses
  3. publishers
  4. publishership
  5. publisherships
  6. publishes
  7. publishest
  8. publisheth
  9. publishing
  10. publishing house
  11. publishing houses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: publishes (page history and authors); publish (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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