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saltates

saltates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of saltate.

Meaning of saltate

Verb

saltate (third-person singular simple present saltates, present participle saltating, simple past and past participle saltated)

  1. (intransitive) To leap or dance.
  2. (intransitive) To move by being lifted by wind or water and carried a short distance before being redeposited, possibly multiple times.
    • saltate grains

Questions about saltates

What is saltates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Saltates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of saltate.

Words near saltates in the dictionary

  1. saltasaurine
  2. saltasaurines
  3. Saltash
  4. saltate
  5. saltated
  6. saltates
  7. saltati
  8. saltating
  9. saltation
  10. saltational
  11. saltationally

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