paragraphs
PA-ruh-grafs/ˈpæɹəɡɹæfs/UKPA-ruh-grahfs/ˈpæɹəɡɹɑːfs/
- 1Plural of paragraph. Use this form when you mean more than one paragraph.
She wrote three short paragraphs about her summer trip.
The opening paragraphs of the essay grabbed my attention.
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- 2Third-person singular simple present of paragraph. Use it when one person or thing breaks text into paragraphs.
The copy editor paragraphs every chapter before it goes to print.
Whenever she drafts a report, she paragraphs it neatly.
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paragraphs is a form of paragraph
paragraph, noun: A block of text that starts on a new line and usually begins a new idea. Full entry
- Forms
- paragraphparagraphs plural
- Spelling
- paragraph → paragraphs: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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