Meaning

1 senses

  1. To produce eggs or ova.

    produce and discharge eggs

Examples

4 sentences

  1. I don't ovulate.

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  2. Rima is ovulating.

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  3. How can I tell when I'm ovulating?

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  4. Rima doesn't ovulate regularly. It will be difficult for her to conceive.

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Translations

5 languages

Origin

From ovul(e) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French ovuler.

From ovul(e) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French ovuler.

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Forms

ovulates, ovulating, ovulated, ovulated
Base formovulate · to ovulate
3rd person singularovulates
Present participleovulating
Past simpleovulated
Past participleovulated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyovulate
he, she, itovulates

Past simpleLesson

all personsovulated

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ovulate

Word family

8 related words
Relatedovumovuleovulation
Derivednonovulatingovulatorovulatorysuperovulateunovulated

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overwriteoviparousovoviviparousovulationovumoweB1owie
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