intimates
SayIN-ti-muhts/ˈɪn.tɪ.məts/
As a verbIN-ti-mayts
- 1Plural of intimate. Use this form to talk about more than one close friend.
Only her closest intimates were invited to the small ceremony.
He shared the news with a few trusted intimates before telling anyone else.
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- 2Third-person singular present of intimate. Use it with he, she, or it when someone hints at something.
She intimates that big changes are coming, but she won't say more.
His careful wording intimates that he already knows the answer.
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intimates is a form of intimate
intimate, noun: A very close friend you trust completely. Full entry
- Forms
- intimateintimates plural
- Spelling
- intimate → intimates: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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