# slaves

Pronunciation: say "SLAYVZ" /sleɪvz/

## Noun

1. Plural of slave. — plural of slave
   - Simple: Plural of slave. Use this form when you mean more than one slave.
   - _Ancient Rome relied heavily on slaves for labor and household service._
   - _The ledger recorded the names and ages of the slaves brought aboard the ship._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of slave. — third-person singular simple present indicative of slave
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of slave. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The chef slaves over each dish, refusing to let a single plate leave the kitchen unfinished._
   - _My sister slaves at two jobs just to cover the rent each month._

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