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verb · intransitive

sternutate

sternutate · sternutates · sternutated · sternutating

To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the noseTo expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose.

Meaning

1 senses

(humorous)To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin sternūtāre.

Borrowed from Latin sternūtāre.

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Forms

sternutates, sternutating, sternutated, sternutated

Base form	sternutate · to sternutate
3rd person singular	sternutates
Present participle	sternutating
Past simple	sternutated
Past participle	sternutated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	sternutate
he, she, it	sternutates

Past simpleLesson

all persons

sternutated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have sternutated
he, she, it	has sternutated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will sternutate

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

1 related words

Derivedsternutation

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

sternB2 sternly sternum steroid stethoscope steven

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