# patches

Pronunciation: say "PACH-iz" /ˈpæt͡ʃɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of patch. — plural of patch
   - Simple: Plural of patch. Use this form when you mean more than one patch.
   - _Foggy patches lingered over the valley until the sun rose higher._
   - _The tailor stitched leather patches over the frayed elbows of the coat._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of patch. — third-person singular simple present indicative of patch
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of patch. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The update patches a serious flaw in the login system._
   - _Each spring the road crew patches the cracks left by winter frost._

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