Plural of circle
regular plural
The plural of circle is circles.
Forms of circle
| Singular | circle /ˈsɜɹkəl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | circles /ˈsɝkl̩z/ |
| Countable | countable |
Circles in a sentence
- The children ran circles around the tree.
- We've been talking in circles.
- What shape shall we use for the cookies? Stars, circles, or diamonds?From the entry shape
- Cutting circles out of pinewood is best done with a compass-style jig.From the entry jig
- This is dumb! We're driving in circles! We should have asked for directions an hour ago!From the entry dumb
Meaning of circle
- noun A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
- noun A two-dimensional geometric figure, a disk, consisting of the set of all those points of a plane at a distance less than or equal to a fixed distance (radius) from a given point.
- noun The orbit of an astronomical body.
Questions about the plural of circle
- What is the plural of circle?
- The plural of circle is circles.
- Is circle countable?
- Circle is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: circle (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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