Meaning & use
bathing suits
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“bathing suits” is a form of “bathing suit”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meaning
nounpluralAmerican
the plural of bathing suit: pieces of clothing worn for swimming.
Grammar: Plural form: use it with plural verbs, e.g. bathing suits are, and with plural determiners, e.g. these bathing suits.
Patterns
- wear bathing suits
- pack bathing suits
- buy bathing suits
The children put on their bathing suits and ran to the pool.
We packed towels and bathing suits for the beach trip.
These bathing suits are on sale this week.
Word forms
| singular | bathing suit |
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Common combinations
- wear a bathing suit
- You should wear a bathing suit at the pool.
- put on a bathing suit
- She put on her bathing suit before lunch.
- pack bathing suits
- Don't forget to pack bathing suits for the kids.
- a new bathing suit
- He bought a new bathing suit for the summer.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- bathe verb
- to wash or swim in water.
- bathing noun
- the activity of swimming or washing in water.
Commonly confused: bathing suits or bathing suit?
bathing suits vs bathing suit
Bathing suit is singular; bathing suits is plural. Use the plural with plural verbs.
Practice
The kids left their ______ by the pool.
Choose one answer.
Bathing suits is correct because the sentence refers to more than one suit and uses the plural possessive their. Bathing suit is singular, and bathing suite is a different word meaning a set of rooms.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “bathing suits”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.