colleges
The plural of "college" is colleges.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and college follows this rule.
Meaning: a place of higher education (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with colleges: the colleges are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: colleges'.
How do you pronounce it?
college is pronounced /ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/. The plural ending sounds like /ɪz/, so the plural has one more syllable than the singular.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. colleges means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- Only a handful of English nouns still form the plural without -s, among them men, feet, teeth and children.
Examples in context
- She applied to six colleges.Singular: She applied to one college.
- The colleges are close to the city centre.Singular: The college is close to the city centre.
