What part of speech is articulate?

Articulate can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. articulate is a verb, present, 1st person singular of articulate (infinitive).
  • 2. articulate is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. articulate is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more articulate
    most articulate
  • Positive: articulate 
  • Comparative: more articulate
  • Superlative: most articulate

Adjective to adverb

What does articulate mean?

Definitions

Adjective

articulate - expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"
articulate - consisting of segments held together by joints

Verb

articulate - express or state clearly
articulate - unite by forming a joint or joints; "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones"
articulate - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
articulate - put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
articulate - provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"

Noun

articulate - An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.

Examples of articulate

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Articulate speech.
2. adj. An articulate orator.
3. adj. Articulate beings.
4. verb Sometimes he has difficulty being articulate about his views.
5. verb Only a handful of activists are articulate in our union.
6. verb Our baby is not yet articulate.
7. verb He works fast and is very articulate but his insincerity is his biggest defect.
8. verb She's bright and articulate.
9. verb Tom is articulate.
10. verb You're articulate.
11. verb I can't articulate myself very well. I even find it hard to get my tongue around the word "articulation".
12. verb I think Tom is articulate.
13. verb Tom is very articulate and is a highly regarded public speaker.
14. verb Tom is quite articulate.
15. verb Tom seems articulate.
16. verb Tom was articulate.
17. verb She was articulate, but none of what she said was true.
18. verb It is difficult for the Japanese to articulate the sound of the r.
Sentence  
adj.
Articulate speech.
An articulate orator.
Articulate beings.
verb
Sometimes he has difficulty being articulate about his views.
Only a handful of activists are articulate in our union.
Our baby is not yet articulate.
He works fast and is very articulate but his insincerity is his biggest defect.
She's bright and articulate.
Tom is articulate.
You're articulate.
I can't articulate myself very well. I even find it hard to get my tongue around the word "articulation".
I think Tom is articulate.
Tom is very articulate and is a highly regarded public speaker.
Tom is quite articulate.
Tom seems articulate.
Tom was articulate.
She was articulate, but none of what she said was true.
It is difficult for the Japanese to articulate the sound of the r.

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