entourages
The plural of "entourage" is entourages.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and entourage follows this rule.
Meaning: a group of people who travel with someone important (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with entourages: the entourages are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: entourages'.
How do you pronounce it?
entourage is pronounced /ˈɒn.tʊ.ɹɑːʒ/. 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. entourages means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- The spoken plural ending has three sounds: /s/ after sounds like p, t and k, /ɪz/ after hissing sounds like s and ch and /z/ everywhere else.
Examples in context
- The two stars arrived with their entourages.Singular: The two stars arrived with their entourage.
- Large entourages filled the hotel.Singular: Large An entourage filled the hotel.
