preach to the congregation in English

Forms: preaches to the congregation [present, singular, third-person], preaching to the congregation [participle, present], preached to the congregation [participle, past], preached to the congregation [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} preach to the congregation (third-person singular simple present preaches to the congregation, present participle preaching to the congregation, simple past and past participle preached to the congregation)

Inflected forms

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      "form": "preaches to the congregation",
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        "third-person"
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        "present"
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"preach to the congregation" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms