evaporate
verb (used without object)
to change from a liquid or solid state into vapor; pass off in vapor.
evaporates
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present tense formof evaporate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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There is no especially good reason for this, and it pretty much evaporates for the remainder of the eight-episode series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
When rain falls in the summer months, high daytime temperatures can mean that the water quickly evaporates away from the soil.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
It then rains, but the rain evaporates before it reaches the ground.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The graphite cubes in the cap soak up water and spread it across a larger surface area than your forehead so it evaporates faster, making you feel cooler, according to research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Somewhere along the two-and-a-half-hour journey, Nikhil evaporates and Gogol claims him again.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
