DictionaryAI

slaves

SLAYVZ/sleɪvz/

2 meanings of slaves

Practice

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

    The plantation owner kept dozens of slaves working in the fields.

    Many slaves were freed after the war ended.

    Note
  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of slave. Use this form with he, she, or it.

    She slaves away in the kitchen every evening to feed her family.

    He slaves over his homework until late at night.

    Note

slaves is a form of slave

slave, noun: A person who is owned by someone else or held by force and made to work or serve without freedom. Full entry

Forms
slaveslaves plural
Spelling
slave → slaves: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

Use it in a sentence

Write your own sentence with slaves, and AI will tell you whether it fits and which meaning you used.