Plural of speech
regular plural
The plural of speech is speeches.
Forms of speech
| Singular | speech /spiːt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | speeches /ˈspiːt͡ʃɪz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Speeches in a sentence
- Two lawyers who had come over from Williamsburg to make speeches in honor of Battery Dan were told by Lawyer William J.1905 June 11, “Cheer Battery Dan at Lawyers’ Recption […]”, in The New York Times, volume LIV, number 17,305, New York, N.Y.: The New York...
- Tom's speeches became diatribes — each more invective than the last.From the entry invective
- His comments to the press were in the same carping vein as in previous speeches.From the entry in the same vein
- She courted controversy with her frank speeches.From the entry court
- The candidate gave speeches, shook hands, and kissed babies in an effort to drum up support before the election.From the entry drum up
Meaning of speech
- noun The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.
- noun The act of speaking, a certain style of it.
- noun A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.
Questions about the plural of speech
- What is the plural of speech?
- The plural of speech is speeches.
- Is speech countable?
- Speech is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: speech (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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