punctuate in French
punctuate in French is ponctuer — punctuate means to put marks such as commas and full stops into a piece of writing.
punctuate in French
ponctuer
(transitive) To add punctuation to.
What does "punctuate" mean?
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verb To put marks such as commas and full stops into a piece of writing.
"That occurrence of "its" needs to be punctuated as "it's"."
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verb To break something up with pauses or events that happen regularly.
"Most soldiers would testify that the everyday experience of war is long stretches of boredom punctuated by sudden, terrifying spells of disorder."
- verb To give special importance to something.
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punctuate in a sentence
- That occurrence of "its" needs to be punctuated as "it's".
- Most soldiers would testify that the everyday experience of war is long stretches of boredom punctuated by sudden, terrifying spells of disorder.
- My father punctuated his tirade with thumps on the desk.
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What is "punctuate" in French?
"punctuate" in French is ponctuer. punctuate means: To put marks such as commas and full stops into a piece of writing.
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