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exams

exams is the plural of exam.

exams is the third-person singular simple present indicative of exam.

Meaning of exam

Verb

exam (third-person singular simple present exams, present participle examing or (rare) examming, simple past and past participle examed or (rare) exammed)

  1. Shortened form of examine
    • Thin sections were stained with lead citrate and then examed using 1200EX electron microscope (JEOL, Tokyo, Japan).2015 August 14, Hong-yan Ge, Zhong-jing Han, Pei Tian, Wen-jie Sun, Da-xi Xue, Yu Bi, Zhang-hui Yang, Ping Liu, PLoS One, volume 10, number 8, →DOI

Phrases with exams

Questions about exams

What is exams the plural of?
Exams is the plural of exam.

Words near exams in the dictionary

  1. examples
  2. examples in point
  3. Examplestan
  4. Examplestans
  5. exampling
  6. exams
  7. examsmanship
  8. exanewton
  9. exanewtons
  10. exanguination
  11. exanguious

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