pants

Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular pants

Plural pants

a pair of pants

1. Pants are a type of cloths worn on the legs. A pair of pants has a covering for each leg.

   Pants were traditionally worn by men, but now women wear them too.

Note: To talk about one piece of clothing we say, "a pair of pants." For more than one we say, "pairs of pants." You can just say "pants" for one pair.

See also

• jeans
• shorts
• skirt
• dress

Verb

Plain form pant

Third-person singular pants

Past tense panted

Past participle panted

Present participle panting

1. The third-person singular form of pant.