critiques

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of critique.

   The editor compiled the reviewers' critiques into a single feedback document.

   Her early critiques of the policy proved remarkably accurate over time.

   Note

   A regular -s plural that belongs to only some of the noun's meanings. It counts essays that review a piece of work and individual points made against something. The art of criticism is uncountable and has no plural. The same spelling is also the verb's present-tense form, so in "her critiques" the word is a noun, while in "she critiques" it is a verb.

2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present indicative of critique.

   The senior architect critiques each design proposal for both cost and feasibility.

   He critiques student essays with a sharp but encouraging eye.

   Note

   Agreement is the whole grammar here: the -s appears only with a singular subject, as in "the architect critiques" or "she critiques." The verb takes a direct object, as when one critiques a design or an essay. Its range runs from neutral review to outright criticism, so context decides how harsh it sounds. The noun spelled the same way is the plural of critique.

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