dresses
The plural of "dress" is dresses.
Nouns that end in s, x, z, ch or sh add -es to make the plural, so dress becomes dresses.
Meaning: a piece of clothing for women and girls that covers the body and legs (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with dresses: the dresses are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: dresses'.
How do you pronounce it?
dress is pronounced /dɹes/. 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. dresses means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- The -es ending comes from the Old English plural ending -as, which became the standard plural in Middle English.
Examples in context
- She tried on five dresses.Singular: She tried on one dress.
- The dresses are in the closet.Singular: The dress is in the closet.
