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-es

1 -es /əz/ /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, tʃ/ /z/ after /v/ or a vowel noun plural suffix
1 -es
/əz/ /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, tʃ/ /z/ after /v/ or a vowel
noun plural suffix
Britannica Dictionary definition of -ES
used to form the plural of most nouns that end in s, x, z, sh, ch, or a final y that changes to i compare 1-s
2 -es /əz/ /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, tʃ/ /z/ after /v/ or a vowel verb suffix
2 -es
/əz/ /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, tʃ/ /z/ after /v/ or a vowel
verb suffix
Britannica Dictionary definition of -ES
used to form the third person singular present tense of most verbs that end in s, x, z, sh, ch, or a final y that changes to i compare 2-s