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ees

/ˈiːz/

ees is the plural of e.

ees is the alternative spelling of is.

ees is the plural of ee.

Meaning of e

Noun (1)

e (plural ees)

  1. The name of the Latin script letter E/e.

Noun (2)

e

  1. (informal) The second semiquaver (sixteenth note) of a beat.
    • The sax comes in on the e of one.

See all 15 meanings of e

Meaning of is

Verb

is

  1. (colloquial) Used in phrases with existential there (also here and where) when the semantic subject is plural.
    • There is three of them there.

Noun (1) capitalized: EES

EES (countable and uncountable, plural EESs or EESes or EES)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of epidural electrical stimulation.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of epidural electrical stimulator.
  3. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of ethinylestradiol sulfonate.

Proper noun capitalized: EES

EES

  1. (European-Union, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Entry/Exit System.
    • Regardless of how well EES eventually functions, Britons will still face a €20 (£17) charge to visit the EU when an additional layer of border formality, Etias, is introduced in the coming year.2026 June 20, “Boats, bankers and borders: five symbols that sum up Brexit a decade on”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Noun (2) capitalized: EEs

EEs

  1. (plural) plural of EE

Noun (3) capitalized: Ees

Ees

  1. Alternative letter-case form of ees.

Forms of ees

pluralEESs
pluralEESes
pluralEES

Origin of ees

Pronunciation spelling of is, representing Latino- or French-accented English.

Words that rhyme with ees

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Questions about ees

What is ees the plural of?
Ees is the plural of e.
What part of speech is ees?
Ees can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ees?
Ees is pronounced /ˈiːz/.
What is the plural of ees?
The plural of ees is EESs.

Words near ees in the dictionary

  1. eerinesses
  2. eerisome
  3. EERs
  4. Eersel
  5. eery
  6. ees
  7. EESC
  8. eesh
  9. eesome
  10. EEST
  11. Eesvara

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ees (page history and authors); EES (page history and authors); EEs (page history and authors); Ees (page history and authors); e (page history and authors); is (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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