Plural of river
regular plural
The plural of river is rivers.
Forms of river
| Singular | river /ˈɹɪvə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | rivers /ˈɹɪvɚz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Rivers in a sentence
- Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods.
- The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages.2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28
- The confluence of the rivers produced a great rush of water.From the entry confluence
- Residents have little control over the industrial effluent that pollutes their rivers.From the entry effluent
- A town grew up at the junction of the two rivers.From the entry grow up
Meaning of river
- noun A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
- noun Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
- noun The last card dealt in a hand.
Questions about the plural of river
- What is the plural of river?
- The plural of river is rivers.
- Is river countable?
- River is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: river (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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