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pets

SayPETS/pɛts/

2 meanings of pets

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of pet. Use this form when you mean more than one pet.

    Many families keep pets to teach their children kindness.

    The shelter found new homes for dozens of pets last month.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of pet. Use this when one person or animal strokes another now.

    She pets the cat every time she walks past its basket.

    Whenever the dog whines, he pets it until it calms down.

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pets is a form of pet

pet, noun: An animal you keep at home for company and fun, such as a dog or cat. Full entry

Forms
petpets plural
Spelling
pet → pets: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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