# branches

Pronunciation: US say "BRAN-chiz" /ˈbɹænt͡ʃɪz/; UK say "BRAHN-chiz" /ˈbɹɑːntʃɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of branch. — plural of branch
   - Simple: Plural of branch. Use this form when you mean more than one branch.
   - _Heavy snow snapped several branches off the pine overnight._
   - _The bank closed three of its smaller branches last year._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of branch. — third-person singular simple present indicative of branch
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of branch. Use it with he, she, it, or one named thing.
   - _The trail branches sharply where the forest thins out._
   - _Her research branches into questions no one had asked before._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/branches (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).