ovulate
verb (used without object)
to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
ovulated
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past participleof ovulate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof ovulate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ovulateverb (used without object)to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
Example Sentences
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The third cycle, in January 2024, was a wash—she ovulated earlier than her medical team expected.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2025
The newest health sensor on the Apple Watch Series 8 is a temperature monitor that will initially be used to estimate when someone ovulated.
From The Verge ● Sep. 9, 2022
Compared with untreated mice of the same age, the rodents ovulated more than twice as many eggs and showed less fibrosis in their ovaries.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 16, 2022
The researchers then had the female rabbits mate with a single male—named Frank—and measured the number of times the females ovulated.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 30, 2019
In order to determine the reproductive potential of the six species, ovulated eggs were removed from females and counted.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman
