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Plural of pet

regular plural

The plural of pet is pets.

Forms of pet

Singularpet /pɛt/
Pluralpets /pɛts/
Countablecountable

Pets in a sentence

  • We owe them a debt of gratitude for taking care of our pets.From the entry debt
  • Dogs are very loyal animals, which is why they make wonderful pets.From the entry loyal
  • I wish more people would look for pets at the shelter before turning to breeders!From the entry shelter
  • I find that I am constantly reminding you to feed your pets.From the entry constantly
  • There are more and more people who keep pets these days.From the entry more and more

Meaning of pet

  1. noun An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.
  2. noun Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects.
  3. noun One who is excessively loyal to a superior and receives preferential treatment.

Full definition of pet

Questions about the plural of pet

What is the plural of pet?
The plural of pet is pets.
Is pet countable?
Pet is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pet (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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