distinguishes
Saydi-STING-gwish-iz/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ.ɪz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of distinguish. Use it with he, she, it, or one thing.
A clear label distinguishes one bottle from the other.
She distinguishes the twins by their voices.
Note
distinguishes is a form of distinguish
distinguish, verb: To tell that one person or thing is different from others by noticing what makes it special. 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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