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Suffix
- Used to form regular plurals of nouns.
- one computer → five computers; Kennedy → Kennedys; hanger-on → hangers-on; lapful → lapfuls; cul-de-sac → cul-de-sacs; standby → standbys; push-up → push-ups; gin and tonic → gin and tonics; pair → pairs; beef → beefs
- Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).
- shorts
- sunglasses
- Forms names of sciences and fields of studies from adjectives (See Usage notes)
- When appended to a number ending in at least one 0, expresses a range of numbers which share the digits before some or (usually) all of the 0s; frequently used for decades, centuries and temperatures.
- We often look back on the 1960s [the years from 1960 to 1969] with rose-tinted glasses.
- The Industrial Revolution went into full-swing during the 1800s [the years from 1800 to 1899 – but see usage notes].
- The temperature today will be in the low 30s.
- He placed in the 200s in the end.
Suffix
- Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
- to eat → he eats
- Used in various other indicative present tenses.
- I likes what I likes
Suffix
- Used in the formation of certain English adverbs.
- forward + -s → forwards
- downward + -s → downwards
- alway + -s → always
- sometime + -s → sometimes
- betime + -s → betimes
- while + -s → whiles
- betide + -s → betides
- toward + -s → towards
- beside + -s → besides
- evening + -s → evenings
- unaware + -s → unawares
- Sunday + -s → Sundays
- night + -s → nights
Suffix
- Possessive marker, indicating that an object belongs to the word bearing the marker.
- hers; its; ones ; theirs
- : eirs; hirs; pers; thons; xyrs; zirs
- Alternative form of -'s.
- devils doorbell; dogs-bane; St. Marys; kings
Suffix
- Hypocoristic suffix.
- Babs; moms; pops; homes; toots
Verb
- Alternative spelling of 's.
- whats he talking about
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