pluralize Sentence Examples

  1. To pluralize "child" is to change it to "children."
  2. The rule for pluralizing nouns that end in "-s," "-sh," "-ch," "-x," or "-z" is to add "-es."
  3. The word "status" is pluralized by adding "-es" to make "statuses."
  4. Some words have irregular plurals, such as "foot" pluralizing to "feet."
  5. The plural of "leaf" is "leaves," but the plural of "life" is "lives."
  6. When a word ends in "-o" that is preceded by a consonant, the plural is formed by adding "-es."
  7. The plural of "cactus" is "cacti," and the plural of "hippopotamus" is "hippopotamuses."
  8. Some words have the same form in both singular and plural, such as "sheep" and "deer."
  9. To pluralize Latin words ending in "-um," change the ending to "-a."
  10. Be careful not to pluralize collective nouns, such as "team," "family," and "group."

pluralize Meaning

Wordnet

pluralize (v)

mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural

Webster

pluralize (v. t.)

To make plural by using the plural termination; to attribute plurality to; to express in the plural form.

To multiply; to make manifold.

Webster

pluralize (v. i.)

To take a plural; to assume a plural form; as, a noun pluralizes.

To hold more than one benefice at the same time.

Synonyms & Antonyms of pluralize

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FAQs About the word pluralize

mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates pluralTo make plural by using the plural termination; to attribute plurality to; to express in the plural form.,

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To pluralize "child" is to change it to "children."

The rule for pluralizing nouns that end in "-s," "-sh," "-ch," "-x," or "-z" is to add "-es."

The word "status" is pluralized by adding "-es" to make "statuses."

Some words have irregular plurals, such as "foot" pluralizing to "feet."