- present tense form of hate (3rd person singular).
hates
Example Sentences
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She says she hates judging people with "really limited information and just a couple of pictures" because she doesn't feel she can "really fully commit" with so little to go on.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
She hates how they make her feel for something that can’t feel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
“I was talking to a Republican consultant who ran one of the big super PACs and he, like, hates all of their media consultants,” Anna Greenberg, a Democratic pollster, told me.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Wall Street normally hates price cuts, but some analysts didn’t mind the ones announced by Target on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
“That dog of yours hates everybody but you.”
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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