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deans

SayDEENZ/diːnz/

2 meanings of deans

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of dean. Use it when you talk about more than one dean.

    All the deans of the university met to plan the new school year.

    The deans of three churches came to the bishop's big service.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular present of dean. Use it after he, she, it, or one person's name.

    That professor deans any student who cheats on an exam.

    After many years of teaching, she now deans at a small college.

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deans is a form of dean

dean, noun: A senior leader at a college or university who runs one part of it or looks after students. Full entry

Forms
deandeans plural
Spelling
dean → deans: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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