distinguishes
- 1Third-person singular simple present of distinguish.
The new model distinguishes itself from older versions with a longer battery life.
A trained ear distinguishes one bird's call from the next.
Note
The -es ending is the spelling English uses after a hissing sound like -sh, as in wishes and pushes; the bare form distinguish serves every other present-tense subject. This form carries all the verb's meanings, and two patterns recur: distinguishes one thing from another, and the reflexive distinguishes itself, meaning stands out through what it achieves. An older use, to make things differ, is now obsolete.
distinguishes is a form of distinguish
distinguish, verb: To recognize someone or something as different from others by the features that set it apart. Full entry
- Forms
- distinguishdistinguishes he/she/itdistinguishing -ing formdistinguished past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- distinguish → distinguishes: add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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