deteriorates
Saydi-TEER-ee-uh-raytsUS/dɪˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪts/UK/dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪts/
- 1Third-person singular present of deteriorate. Use this form with he, she, or it.
Her health deteriorates whenever she skips her medication.
The old bridge deteriorates a little more each winter.
Note
deteriorates is a form of deteriorate
deteriorate, verb: To slowly become worse in condition or quality. Full entry
- Forms
- deterioratedeteriorates he/she/itdeteriorating -ing formdeteriorated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- deteriorate → deteriorates: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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