medicines
The plural of "medicine" is medicines.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and medicine follows this rule.
Meaning: a substance used to treat an illness (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with medicines: the medicines are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: medicines'.
How do you pronounce it?
medicine is pronounced /ˈmɛd.ɪ.s(ɪ)n/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. medicines 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
- Keep all medicines out of reach of children.Singular: Keep the medicine out of reach of children.
- She takes two medicines every day.Singular: She takes one medicine every day.
