Plural of plate
regular plural
The plural of plate is plates.
Forms of plate
| Singular | plate /ˈpleɪ̯t/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | plates /pleɪts/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Plates in a sentence
- He stole a car and changed the plates as soon as he could.
- We finished making the plates this morning.
- Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry.From the entry attack
- Being a good waiter takes more than the ability to ferry plates of food around a restaurant.From the entry ferry
- Mother took our plates away and came back with some fruit for us to eat.From the entry take away
Meaning of plate
- noun A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
- noun Such dishes collectively.
- noun The contents of such a dish.
Questions about the plural of plate
- What is the plural of plate?
- The plural of plate is plates.
- Is plate countable?
- Plate is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: plate (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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