reinforces
- 1Third person singular simple present of reinforce.
The new evidence reinforces the prosecution's case.
Regular feedback reinforces good habits among employees.
Note
Whatever it means in context, this form always takes an object. It can mean strengthening something by adding to it, driving a point home, or encouraging a behavior through repetition, and in each case something reinforces something. It needs a singular subject (the evidence reinforces, she reinforces). Plural subjects and modal auxiliaries take the bare reinforce instead. Because the base already ends in -e, the ending is simply -s.
reinforces is a form of reinforce
reinforce, verb: To make something stronger, especially by adding material or support to it. Full entry
- Forms
- reinforcereinforces he/she/itreinforcing -ing formreinforced past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- reinforce → reinforces: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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