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On this page you'll find 7 example sentences with Gestate. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as bear or birth and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Gestate in a sentence

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Gestate | Gestated

Gestate meaning

  1. To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.
  2. To develop an idea.

Synonyms of Gestate

bear birth deliver give birth expect carry create mentally conceptualise conceptualize conceive have

Related words

Other words often associated with Gestate or its synonyms:

hold make convey evaluate feature produce take judge consider get mouth anticipate

Using Gestate

  • The main meaning on this page is: To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery. | To develop an idea.
  • Useful related words include: bear, birth, deliver, give birth.
  • In the example corpus, gestate often appears in combinations such as: to gestate, gestate and, gestate over.

Context around Gestate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

whales 1×

Sentence patterns with Gestate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

blue whales gestate for about 1× disability would gestate since once 1× enough to gestate 1× have to gestate over the 1× novels to gestate over a 1× possible to gestate and thus 1× surrogate to gestate and deliver 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

background and publication 1× but the birth 1× it also served 1× porpoises and blue 1×

Common sentence endings:

about 11 months 1× adhere around it 1× chances at survival 1× deliver her son 1× enough to gestate 1× next several weeks 1×

Words around Gestate

Just before it in the word index:

gestapo 113 gestao 8 gestalt 31 gestahl 9 gestae 17 gesta 18

Just after it in the word index:

gestated 4 gestating 13 gestation 136 gestational 45 gestations 2 geste 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Gestate

  • In this selection, "gestate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, whales stand out and add context to how "gestate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include blue whales gestate for about and disability would gestate since once. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gestate" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gestate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Porpoises and blue whales gestate for about 11 months. (9 words)

It’s an idea that’s had long enough to gestate. (11 words)

Whether or not Coloradans will consider the initiative will have to gestate over the next several weeks. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

It also served as the soil out of which concepts of disability would gestate, since once a norm is defined, a set of other concepts – nonnormal; abnormal; normalcy – adhere around it. (31 words)

But the birth was not a conventional one —instead of going through pregnancy herself, the heiress-turned-businesswoman chose to find a surrogate to gestate and deliver her son. (29 words)

She is on bed rest in order to give her unborn child as much time as possible to gestate and thus increase its chances at survival. (26 words)

Example sentences (7)

But the birth was not a conventional one —instead of going through pregnancy herself, the heiress-turned-businesswoman chose to find a surrogate to gestate and deliver her son.

She is on bed rest in order to give her unborn child as much time as possible to gestate and thus increase its chances at survival.

Whether or not Coloradans will consider the initiative will have to gestate over the next several weeks.

It’s an idea that’s had long enough to gestate.

Background and publication A Scanner Darkly was one of the few Dick novels to gestate over a long period of time.

It also served as the soil out of which concepts of disability would gestate, since once a norm is defined, a set of other concepts – nonnormal; abnormal; normalcy – adhere around it.

Porpoises and blue whales gestate for about 11 months.

Common combinations with gestate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gestate" in a sentence?
An example: "But the birth was not a conventional one —instead of going through pregnancy herself, the heiress-turned-businesswoman chose to find a surrogate to gestate and deliver her son." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "gestate" from authentic English texts.
What does "gestate" mean?
Gestate means: To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.
What are synonyms of "gestate"?
Common synonyms of "gestate" include: bear, birth, deliver, give birth, expect, carry, create mentally, conceptualise. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "gestate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "gestate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.