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Militates meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of militate

Using Militates

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of militate
  • In the example corpus, militates often appears in combinations such as: militates against.

Context around Militates

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

carlo 1× system 1×

Sentence patterns with Militates

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

made that militates going in 1× monte carlo militates against it 1× so much militates against it 1× transportation system militates against its 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but the layout 1× challenges and future 1×

Common sentence endings:

militates against it 2× in several ways 1× to buttress them 1×

Words around Militates

Just before it in the word index:

militated 6 militate 2 military 21.310 militarizing 7 militarized 59 militarize 8

Just after it in the word index:

militating 4 milites 2 militia 774 militiaman 6 militiamen 54 militias 420

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Militates

  • In this selection, "militates" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, carlo and system stand out and add context to how "militates" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include made that militates going in and monte carlo militates against it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "militates" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with militates

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

So how do you effect change when so much militates against it? (12 words)

Challenges and future development The gross inadequacy of Guyana's transportation system militates against its social and economic development in several ways. (22 words)

But the layout of Albert Park, statistically the second-most-difficult circuit for overtaking after the streets of Monte Carlo, militates against it. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

There is no necessity, no morality, no social pressure, no sacrifice to be made that militates going in or turning away from any of these directions, and there are desires pointing toward each, with mutually contradictory arguments to buttress them. (40 words)

But the layout of Albert Park, statistically the second-most-difficult circuit for overtaking after the streets of Monte Carlo, militates against it. (23 words)

Challenges and future development The gross inadequacy of Guyana's transportation system militates against its social and economic development in several ways. (22 words)

Question examples

So how do you effect change when so much militates against it? (12 words)

Example sentences (4)

So how do you effect change when so much militates against it?

There is no necessity, no morality, no social pressure, no sacrifice to be made that militates going in or turning away from any of these directions, and there are desires pointing toward each, with mutually contradictory arguments to buttress them.

But the layout of Albert Park, statistically the second-most-difficult circuit for overtaking after the streets of Monte Carlo, militates against it.

Challenges and future development The gross inadequacy of Guyana's transportation system militates against its social and economic development in several ways.

Common combinations with militates

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "militates" in a sentence?
An example: "So how do you effect change when so much militates against it?" This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "militates" from authentic English texts.
What does "militates" mean?
Militates means: third-person singular simple present indicative of militate
How many example sentences with "militates" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "militates", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.