-es


2-es

verb suffix

Definition of -ES

—used to form the third person singular present of most verbs that end in s <blesses>, z <fizzes>, sh <hushes>, ch <catches>, or a final y that changes to i <defies> — compare 3-s

Origin of -ES

Middle English — more at 3-s

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