Plural of sweat
regular plural
The plural of sweat is sweats.
Forms of sweat
| Singular | sweat /swɛt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | sweats /swɛts/ |
| Countable | usually uncountable |
Sweats in a sentence
- A sweat was, accordingly, a training run for a racehorse: a notice in The London Gazette in 1705 advertises a race for hunters that have not 'been kept in sweats above 12 weeks before the day of Running'.2016, Gerald Hammond, The Language of Horse Racing
- Casuals believe that sweats are ruining Fortnite.2021 October 13, Zachary Roberts, “How exactly are 'sweats' ruining Fortnite? Addressing the never ending try-hards vs casual debate”, in...
- I have a bad case of the sweats. Do you think it's the flu?From the entry sweats
- The patient had fever and sweats for weeks, but the diagnosis was uncertain until Osler nodes appeared on her fingers.From the entry Osler node
- In an April post, she rocked a relatable groutfit of sweats and a hoodie, while cozying up in a private jet.2021 May 19, Charles Trepany, “Leni Klum, Lori Harvey, Lourdes Leon and more celebrity kids becoming fashion trendsetters”, in USA Today. From the entry groutfit
Meaning of sweat
- noun Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
- noun The state of one who is sweating; diaphoresis.
- noun Hard work; toil.
Questions about the plural of sweat
- What is the plural of sweat?
- The plural of sweat is sweats.
- Is sweat countable?
- Sweat is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sweat (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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