steeps
SaySTEEPS/stiːps/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of steep.
The cook steeps the saffron in warm milk before stirring it into the rice.
Each autumn she steeps the fruit in brandy for several weeks.
Note
Only the verb takes this form. The adjective steep, whether it describes a slope or a price, never adds -s. Steeps goes with a singular subject in the present (the cook steeps, she steeps), while plural subjects, the infinitive and commands use plain steep. It usually takes an object, often followed by in: steeps the fruit in brandy, steeps the leaves in hot water.
steeps is a form of steep
steep, verb: To prepare tea or another beverage by letting leaves sit in hot water. Full entry
- Spelling
- steep → steeps: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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