# heavens

Pronunciation: say "HEV-uhnz" /ˈhɛvənz/

## Noun

1. The vast sky above the earth, where the sun, moon, and stars are seen.
   - Simple: The wide sky above us, where the sun, moon, and stars appear.
   - _Astronomers have charted the heavens for thousands of years._
   - _As night fell, countless stars filled the heavens above the desert._
3. Plural of heaven. — plural of heaven: the abode of God or the gods; the abode of the blessed departed.
   - Simple: Plural of heaven. It names the place where God or the gods live, or where good souls go after death.
   - _Many traditions describe the heavens as the dwelling place of the divine._
   - _The poem imagines the blessed ascending into the heavens after death._

## Interjection

2. Used to express surprise, shock, outrage, or frustration at something unexpected or unwelcome.
   - Simple: Said to show strong surprise, shock, or annoyance about something.
   - _Heavens, the prices have gone up again since last month!_
   - _Oh heavens, I completely forgot about the meeting this morning._

## Noun

4. Plural of heaven. *(rare)* — plural of heaven: the near sky of the weather, etc.
   - Simple: Plural of heaven. Here it means the sky where clouds and weather appear.
   - _Thunder rolled across the heavens as the gale drew nearer._
   - _The heavens grew heavy with rain that gray afternoon._
5. Plural of heaven. *(rare)* — plural of heaven the will of God or the gods, Providence.
   - Simple: Plural of heaven. It means what God or the gods have decided.
   - _The heavens favored the bold, or so the old saying went._
   - _He trusted that the heavens would guide his every choice._

## Verb

6. Third-person singular simple present indicative of heaven. The verb is obsolete. *(obsolete)* — third-person singular simple present indicative of heaven
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of heaven. An obsolete verb, no longer used.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/heavens (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).