Plural of positive
regular plural
The plural of positive is positives.
Forms of positive
| Singular | positive /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | positives |
| Countable | countable |
Positives in a sentence
- Not a bad situation when we weigh all the positives.
- We need to try to extract the positives from the defeat.From the entry extract
- Delia's coach encouraged her to focus on the positives.From the entry encourage
- But as Cook himself discovered, this decrepitness disguised the positives of Underground travel.2021 December 29, Conrad Landin, “Glasgow Subway: a city institution”, in RAIL, number 947, page 45. From the entry decrepitness
- In a large number of languages (Tok Pisin among them), however, absolute positives may function as absolute comparatives.1995, John W. M. Verhaar, Toward a Reference Grammar of Tok Pisin, page 255. From the entry absolute comparative
Meaning of positive
- adjective Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
- adjective Formally laid down.
- adjective Stated definitively and without qualification.
Questions about the plural of positive
- What is the plural of positive?
- The plural of positive is positives.
- Is positive countable?
- Positive is a countable noun.
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