denote
verb (used with object)
to be a mark or sign of; indicate.
denotes
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present tense formof denote (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The school also plans to add a plaque to the facility that denotes that it stands on the ground where Brian Kennedy Field once stood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
She notes how use of the term denotes “superior flavor and nutritional content,” offering baladi butter and home-raised baladi meats as examples of products preferred over those imported or factory-farmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
It denotes "significant impacts" for the health and social care services.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
It denotes licentiousness and lack of control, the actions of a toddler gorging himself on chocolate until he is sick.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025
When prefixed to the name of an office, ex- denotes that the person formerly held the office named: as, ex-mayor, the former mayor.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
