connote
verb (used with object)
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning.
connotes
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present tense formof connote (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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For many people, “all-inclusive” connotes sugary cocktails, forced socializing and buffet-style dining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Prediction marketers tell courts that the CFTC’s lack of objections connotes tacit approval.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
Moreover, this assistance is limited to “federal purposes,” a term that typically connotes the protection of federal personnel or property.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025
It connotes the unusual, the peculiar, the weird, the marginal.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
This Kaufkraft is needed to give the causal "steam," the "motivating power," which the social value concept connotes, but which ratios in the market lack.
From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson
