Plural of patch
regular plural
The plural of patch is patches.
Forms of patch
| Singular | patch /pæt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | patches /ˈpæt͡ʃɪz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Patches in a sentence
- His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away.
- To me, a normal cow is white with black patches, but Sarah's from Texas and most of the cows there have solid brown, black, or red coats.
- The use of hot patches allows the server to be kept fully up-to-date without any reboot-induced downtime.From the entry hot patch
- Patches of cropped land and uncropped land were interspersed seemingly at random, but the explanation turned out to be related to crop rotation and irrigation choices.From the entry cropped
- These best-selling under-eye patches are the perfect stocking stuffer—they're designed to soothe, de-puff, and hydrate your skin.2024 October 9, Hannah Oh, Samantha Jones, “Amazon Has So Many Last-Minute Gifts Under $50 on Sale for October Prime Day”, in Cosmopolitan. From the entry de-puff
Meaning of patch
- noun A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
- noun A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.
- noun A piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future.
Questions about the plural of patch
- What is the plural of patch?
- The plural of patch is patches.
- Is patch countable?
- Patch is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: patch (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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