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swells the ranks

swells the ranks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swell the ranks.

Meaning of swell the ranks

Verb

swell the ranks (third-person singular simple present swells the ranks, present participle swelling the ranks, simple past swelled the ranks, past participle swelled the ranks or swollen the ranks)

  1. To add significant numbers of members (to a group).
    • All through the Empire the unskilled labourer is the one who feels the stress of hard times, when they do come, the most, and it is this class that goes very largely to swell the ranks of the unemployed.1913, Western Australia. Education Department ·, Report, page cxxviii

Questions about swells the ranks

What is swells the ranks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Swells the ranks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swell the ranks.

Words near swells the ranks in the dictionary

  1. swellishness
  2. swellmobsman
  3. swellmobsmen
  4. swellness
  5. swells
  6. swells the ranks
  7. swells up
  8. swellshark
  9. swellsharks
  10. swelltoad
  11. swelltoads

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