# primaries

Pronunciation: US say "PRY-mair-eez" /ˈpɹaɪˌmɛɹiz/; UK say "PRY-muh-reez" /ˈpɹaɪməɹiz/

## Noun

1. Plural of primary. — plural of primary
   - Simple: Plural of primary. Use this when you mean more than one.
   - _Candidates spent months campaigning before the primaries._
   - _An injured bird had lost several of its primaries and could not fly._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of primary. *(US)* — third-person singular simple present indicative of primary
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of primary. Use it with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _Whenever an incumbent drifts from the party line, this faction primaries him._
   - _The advocacy organization primaries representatives who weaken environmental rules._

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