plateau
verb/ˈplætəʊ/
/plæˈtəʊ/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they plateau | /ˈplætəʊ/ /plæˈtəʊ/ |
| he / she / it plateaus | /ˈplætəʊz/ /plæˈtəʊz/ |
| past simple plateaued | /ˈplætəʊd/ /plæˈtəʊd/ |
| past participle plateaued | /ˈplætəʊd/ /plæˈtəʊd/ |
| -ing form plateauing | /ˈplætəʊɪŋ/ /plæˈtəʊɪŋ/ |
- plateau (out) to stay at a steady level after a period of growth or progress
- Unemployment has at last plateaued out.
- Prices have pretty much plateaued for now.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, from Old French platel, diminutive of plat ‘level’.Want to learn more?
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