accelerates
USik-SEL-uh-rayts/ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪts/UKuhk-SEL-uh-rayts/əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪts/
- 1Third-person singular present of accelerate. Use this form with he, she, it, or one thing.
The car accelerates quickly when the light turns green.
She accelerates her pace whenever she sees the finish line.
Note
accelerates is a form of accelerate
accelerate, verb: To start moving faster, or to keep gaining speed. Full entry
- Forms
- accelerateaccelerates he/she/itaccelerating -ing formaccelerated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- accelerate → accelerates: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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