vote
/voʊt/ verb B1- To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election. · Q: Did you vote last month? A: Yes. I voted for John Smith, and it's a shame that he lost; you can't blame me for the mess we're in now.· The directors voted on the question of whether to increase the R&D spending.
- To choose or grant (some objective) by means of a vote, or by general consent. · The directors voted an increase in R&D spending.· The meal was voted a great success.
- To exercise one's voting right upon (a ballot or a share of stock). · vote your ballot· vote your shares
Plural vote · He/she/it votes · Past voted · Past participle voted · -ing form voting
Verb forms
- Base form
- vote
- He/she/it
- votes
- Past
- voted
- Past participle
- voted
- -ing form
- voting
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“’Tis true, madame,” answered he, “that my father was a Girondin, but he was not among the number of those who voted for the king’s death; he was an equal sufferer with yourself during the Reign of Terror, and had well-nigh lost his head on the same scaffold on which your father perished.”
She says if women were allowed to vote we would soon see a blessed change.
What way do you vote, Matthew?”
To vote Conservative was part of Matthew’s religion.
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