plate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /pleɪt/

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Noun

Singular plate

Plural plates

A shelf full of plates

1. (countable) A plate is a hard flat thing, especially round ones that we put food on.

   He ate everything on his plate.

   The name plate on the door said, "Tanaka".

Verb

Plain form plate

Third-person singular plates

Past tense plated

Past participle plated

Present participle plating

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