formulates
USFOR-myuh-layts/ˈfɔɹmjəˌleɪts/UKFAW-myuu-layts/ˈfɔːmjʊleɪts/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of formulate.
The committee formulates policy after months of careful research.
Each spring the council formulates a budget for the coming year.
Note
Only a singular subject takes this form: he, she, it, or a noun like the committee. Every other present-tense subject uses bare formulate. Because the verb is transitive, it needs an object, which is the thing being given clear and definite shape. Someone formulates a plan, a policy, a question. The spelling simply adds -s to the final -e.
formulates is a form of formulate
formulate, verb: To express an idea, plan, or proposal in a clear and definite form of words. Full entry
- Forms
- formulateformulates he/she/itformulating -ing formformulated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- formulate → formulates: add -s
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