Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive)To undergo menstruation, to have a period.

    menstruieren, den Monatsfluss haben

    менструи́роватьmenstruírovatʹ, име́ть ме́сячныеimétʹ mésjačnyje, име́ть менструа́циюimétʹ menstruáciju

    undergo menstruation

  2. (obsolete, rare, transitive)To stain with or as if with menses.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. When my romantic partner is menstruating, she needs dark chocolate.

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  2. I don't menstruate.

    deIch habe keine Menstruation. — Fingerhut

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to undergo menstruation:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to undergo menstruation:

Origin

From menstruum + -ate (verb-forming suffix); sense 2 (“to undergo menstruation”) is possib

From menstruum + -ate (verb-forming suffix); sense 2 (“to undergo menstruation”) is possibly a back-formation from menstruation.

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Forms

menstruates, menstruating, menstruated, menstruated
Base formmenstruate · to menstruate
3rd person singularmenstruates
Present participlemenstruating
Past simplemenstruated
Past participlemenstruated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymenstruate
he, she, itmenstruates

Past simpleLesson

all personsmenstruated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave menstruated
he, she, ithas menstruated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill menstruate

Synonyms

3 synonyms
be on one's periodbe on the rag
Close in meaning
  • undergo menstruation:flow

Word family

7 related words
Relatedmenstrualmenstruationmenstruatormenstruous
Derivedfemstruatenonmenstruatingunmenstruating

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
menopausemenschmenstrualmenstruationmentalB1mentality

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