enumerate
verb (used with object)
to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list.
enumerates
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present tense formof enumerate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Elwes, a mathematical logician and professor at the University of Leeds, enumerates a multitude of such anecdotes—delightful, insightful, informative—to illustrate the bigger picture in “Huge Numbers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
“The hungry throng” that Lee-Mäder enumerates includes at least 40 insect species that “feed often or exclusively on North American milkweeds in the summer,” he writes.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
The measure, which dictates how the 118th Congress operates, includes an addendum that enumerates other concessions that McCarthy agreed to.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2023
It enumerates the things from home the brave boy will hold to his heart for comfort.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
One page after Tanaina Plantlore enumerates the wild potato, it describes a closely related species, wild sweet pea, Hedysarum mackenzii.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
