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Plural of hedge

regular plural

The plural of hedge is hedges.

Forms of hedge

Singularhedge /ˈhɛd͡ʒ/
Pluralhedges /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪz/
Countablecountable

Hedges in a sentence

  • When not inaccurate, much commentary on the contents of Hobson-Jobson is couched in hedges or relies on speculative estimates in the absence of exact information.2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography...
  • I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbour's hedges.From the entry trimming
  • The frontlist is often the top revenue center, but a strong backlist provides another revenue stream that hedges risk.From the entry frontlist
  • Caspe also hedges his bets, making self-deprecation part of the package.2014 October 13, Mike Hale, “At Ringside for a Match of Wits”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN…. From the entry hey-o
  • There are hedges and ditches ahead and you are on course for an almighty cropper.1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 1, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section II, page 20. From the entry cropper

Meaning of hedge

  1. noun A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
  2. noun A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
  3. noun A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.

Full definition of hedge

Questions about the plural of hedge

What is the plural of hedge?
The plural of hedge is hedges.
Is hedge countable?
Hedge is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hedge (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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