distracts
Saydi-STRAKTS/dɪˈstɹækts/
- 1Third-person singular present of distract.
The flickering screen distracts drivers at busy intersections.
His constant chatter distracts everyone trying to concentrate.
Note
A form that always needs an object: something distracts someone. It carries both meanings of the verb, the everyday pulling-away of attention and the stronger sense of driving someone to distraction. The -s ending also settles an ambiguity. Distract once served as an adjective meaning "mad" or "drawn asunder," but adjectives take no such ending, so this spelling is always the verb.
distracts is a form of distract
distract, verb: To divert someone's attention away from what they are doing or should be focused on. Full entry
- Forms
- distractdistracts he/she/itdistracting -ing formdistracted past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- distract → distracts: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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