state the obvious in English

Forms: states the obvious [present, singular, third-person], stating the obvious [participle, present], stated the obvious [participle, past], stated the obvious [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} state the obvious (third-person singular simple present states the obvious, present participle stating the obvious, simple past and past participle stated the obvious)

Inflected forms

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    {
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    {
      "form": "stated the obvious",
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "een open deur intrappen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "todeta itsestäänselvyyksiä"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "enfoncer des portes ouvertes"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "nyilvánvaló/egyértelmű/triviális/magától értetődő dolgot mond (ki)"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "stwierdzać oczywiste"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "stwierdzić oczywiste"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "dizer o óbvio"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "state the obvious"
}

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    {
      "form": "states the obvious",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stating the obvious",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stated the obvious",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stated the obvious",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "een open deur intrappen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "todeta itsestäänselvyyksiä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "enfoncer des portes ouvertes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "nyilvánvaló/egyértelmű/triviális/magától értetődő dolgot mond (ki)"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "stwierdzać oczywiste"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "stwierdzić oczywiste"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "dizer o óbvio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "state the obvious"
}

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"state the obvious" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms