Plural of war
regular plural
The plural of war is wars.
Forms of war
| Singular | war /wɔː/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | wars /wɔɹz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Wars in a sentence
- In a paradox, language wars against the world.1979 April 28, Gerry McNamara, “Life for Art's Sake”, in Gay Community News, page 11
- That's the sort of woolly thinking that causes wars to start.From the entry woolly
- That's the sort of wooly thinking that causes wars to start.From the entry wooly
- Monarchies where partition isn't prohibited risk weakening through parcellation and civil wars between the heirs.From the entry partition
- The borders of the empire were expanded militarily over the course of many wars of conquest.From the entry militarily
Meaning of war
- noun Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.
- noun A particular conflict of this kind.
- noun Protracted armed conflict against irregular forces, particularly groups considered terrorists.
Questions about the plural of war
- What is the plural of war?
- The plural of war is wars.
- Is war countable?
- War is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: war (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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