gentlemen
JEN-tuhl-muhn/d͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/
- 1Plural of gentleman. Use this form when you mean more than one man.
Two gentlemen waited patiently in the hotel lobby.
The gentlemen stood up when she walked into the room.
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- 2Another way to write gentlemen's: a public restroom for men. You will see it on signs.
The sign on the left door said Gentlemen.
Follow the arrow marked Gentlemen to find the restroom.
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gentlemen is a form of gentleman
gentleman, noun: A polite word for any man. Full entry
- Forms
- gentlemangentlemen plural
- Spelling
- gentleman → gentlemen: irregular plural (no -s)
Practice
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