operates
USAH-puh-rayts/ˈɑpəɹeɪts/UKO-puh-rayts/ˈɒpəɹeɪts/
- 1Third-person singular simple present indicative of operate.
The company operates several factories across the region.
A skilled surgeon operates with steady hands under intense pressure.
Note
One spelling carries every use of the verb, transitive and intransitive alike: a manager operates a plant, a medicine operates on the body, a surgeon simply operates. The -s ending marks a single subject (he, she, it, or a singular noun), while plural subjects, I and you take bare operate. The same agreement rule holds whether the verb takes an object or stands alone.
operates is a form of operate
operate, verb: To put something, such as a machine or business, into action, or to keep it running. Full entry
- Spelling
- operate → operates: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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