nominates
SayNOM-i-naytsUS/ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪts/UK/ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪts/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of nominate.
The board nominates a new chairperson at every annual meeting.
Each department nominates a representative for the safety council.
Note
The -s ending carries every living verb use of nominate. A party nominates a candidate for an office. A player in pocket games nominates the pocket before the shot. Someone nominates a peer as fitting a description, flattering or not. The older use, simply conferring a name, is obsolete. The adjective nominate, meaning named or appointed, is obsolete too and never takes this ending.
nominates is a form of nominate
nominate, verb: To put forward someone's name as a candidate for a particular role, position, or office. Full entry
- Forms
- nominatenominates he/she/itnominating -ing formnominated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- nominate → nominates: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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